Henry James
81) The turning
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Newly appointed nanny Kate is charged with the care of two disturbed orphans, Flora and Miles. Quickly though, she discovers that both the children and the house are harboring dark secrets and things may not be as they appear.
82) The Bostonians
Publisher
Vestron Video
Pub. Date
[1985]
Language
English
Description
Olive, a militant 19th century suffragette, takes on the education of a young girl with the gift of oratory. Olive hopes to use her gift for the feminist cause, but finds her student involved in a love triangle with Basil Ransom, a young lawyer from Mississippi, who is strongly opposed to the feminists in Boston.
83) The innocents
Series
Criterion collection volume 727
Publisher
Criterion Collection Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Set in nineteenth-century England, a governess caring for two orphans becomes fearful when apparitions appear and the children begin behaving oddly.
84) In a dark place
Publisher
First Look Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
What starts off as a pleasant summer taking care of two children while their uncle is away quickly turns deadly for a young schoolteacher as she tries to save their souls from the dark forces tempting them from beyond the grave.
Series
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Ltd
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A hauntingly atmospheric and star-studded adaptation of Henry James' classic gothic horror story. A young, inexperienced governess is hired to look after two small children abandoned by their uncle, following the death of their parents, at his grand country house. Unsettled by glimpses of ghostly figures that only she can see, she quickly believes that something malevolent is stalking the children in her care.
86) What Maisie knew
Publisher
Millennium Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Maisie, a captivating little girl struggling for grace in the midst of her parents' bitter custody battle. Told through her eyes, Maisie navigates this ever-widening turmoil with a six-year-old's innocence, charm and generosity of spirit.
89) The golden bowl
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Set in the early 1900's, Maggie is the daughter of American tycoon Adam Verver, who marries an impovished yet charming Italian aristrocrat, Prince Amerigo. Through a twist of fate, Adam marries the Prince's former lover, Charlotte. Maggie's suspicions deepen to a possible affair between the Prince and Charlotte, when Maggie makes the ill-fated purchase of a golden bowl. It becomes only a matter of time before Maggie unravels the truth from a world...
Publisher
Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000?]
Language
English
Description
Catherine, a lonely young woman, is swept off her feet by the handsome Morris Townsend. Suspicious of the young man's true intentions, her father threatens to disown her if she follows her heart and marries against his wishes.
92) What Maisie knew
Publisher
First Look Pictures
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Romantic tales from the late Victorian high society of love and loss. These unfold from the country houses of England to the drawing rooms of New York, from the palazzos of Venice to the art studios of London. Scoundrels and schemers collide with ingenues and admirers in the terribly intricate affairs of the heart.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Romantic tales from the late Victorian high society of love and loss. These unfold from the country houses of England to the drawing rooms of New York, from the palazzos of Venice to the art studios of London. Scoundrels and schemers collide with ingenues and admirers in the terribly intricate affairs of the heart.
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment [distributor]
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A wealthy girl falls in love with a penniless man her father is sure only wants her for her money. When she plans to elope, her father threatens to disinherit her. Will she still go through with the marriage?
96) Daisy Miller
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Video
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
" ... an expatriate American lives abroad in Europe with her daffy mother and bratty kid brother. Daisy is very liberated and very much ahead of her time [and] scandalizes the Victorian high society of 1878."--Container.
97) The turning
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Newly appointed nanny Kate is charged with the care of two disturbed orphans, Flora and Miles. Quickly though, she discovers that both the children and the house are harboring dark secrets and things may not be as they appear.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
After an au pair's tragic death, Henry Wingrave hires a young American nanny to care for his orphaned niece and nephew who reside at Bly Manor in 1980s England with the estate's chef Owen, groundskeeper Jamie and housekeeper, Mrs. Grose. But all is not as it seems at the manor, and centuries of dark secrets of love and loss are waiting to be unearthed in this chilling gothic romance. At Bly Manor, dead doesn't mean gone.
99) The Bostonians
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Olive, a militant suffragette, takes on the education of Verena, a brilliantly gifted but naive young girl. Olive wants to mold and use this gift for the feminist cause. But Verena is also loved by Basil Ransom, an impecunious young lawyer with views strenuously opposed to the Boston feminists. The contest is met between Basil and Olive. The prize: possession of Verena.
Author
Series
Monstrumologist volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Description
"As apprentice to Dr. Pellinore Warthrop, Will Henry has lived a life dedicated to the pursuit of monstrumology: the study of monsters. But when Dr. Warthrop is informed that his old mentor Dr. von Helrung is trying to prove the existence of the mythical Wendigo, He Who Devours All Mankind, a creature that starves even as it gorges itself on human flesh, Will's world is plunged into fresh turmoil. Will and Dr. Warthrop must traverse the desolate wastelands...