https://padlet.com/73258387/rqoaohvez9fazn9i en-us 2021-10-04 14:23:23 UTC 2025-05-06 09:38:44 UTC hello@padlet.com 73258387 https://padlet.com/73258387/rqoaohvez9fazn9i/wish/1789829231 A young unmarried woman in her twenties, the youngest daughter of a poor clergyman, leaves her family home in the countryside for the first time to interview in London, aspiring to the position of governess. There she falls in love with the children's uncle and wants to win his affection by succeeding in her job.
She ends up caring for the two orphaned children in an old Victorian mansion; what at first seems like a pleasant assignment turns into a nightmarish situation.

Publication date: 1898
Subgenre: Fantasy literature, Gothic novels
Author: Henry James]]> 2021-10-04 14:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/73258387/rqoaohvez9fazn9i/wish/1789829231 73258387 https://padlet.com/73258387/rqoaohvez9fazn9i/wish/1789861657 The novel's protagonist, a twenty-year-old woman who has been charged with educating and supervising Flora and Miles at the Bly estate. The governess has had a very sheltered upbringing and little life experience, and her new job places immense responsibility on her, as she has no one to supervise or help her. She is intelligent, sensitive, and emotionally volatile. ]]> 2021-10-04 14:34:57 UTC https://padlet.com/73258387/rqoaohvez9fazn9i/wish/1789861657 73258387 https://padlet.com/73258387/rqoaohvez9fazn9i/wish/1789873392 A servant girl who acts as a companion and confidant to the governess. Mrs. Grose, who is illiterate, is well aware of her low position compared to the governess and treats her with great respect. ]]> 2021-10-04 14:38:04 UTC https://padlet.com/73258387/rqoaohvez9fazn9i/wish/1789873392 73258387 https://padlet.com/73258387/rqoaohvez9fazn9i/wish/1789879747 A ten-year-old boy, the older of the governess's two charges. Miles is charming and very attractive. He seems to have an abnormally good and pleasant demeanor for a child, never quarrels with his sister and constantly tries to please his governess and although he appears to be a good boy, he often hints that he is capable of being naughty. ]]> 2021-10-04 14:39:43 UTC https://padlet.com/73258387/rqoaohvez9fazn9i/wish/1789879747 73258387 https://padlet.com/73258387/rqoaohvez9fazn9i/wish/1789887309 An eight year old girl, the younger of the two in charge of the governess. Flora is beautiful and polite, a pleasure to be with. Although the governess adores Flora, it bothers her that Flora, like Miles, seems strangely impersonal and reticent about herself. Flora is affectionate and always ready with a hug or a smile.]]> 2021-10-04 14:41:25 UTC https://padlet.com/73258387/rqoaohvez9fazn9i/wish/1789887309 73258387 https://padlet.com/73258387/rqoaohvez9fazn9i/wish/1789932993 In this design I think it can look more interesting or mysterious, also see at first glance that it is a horror book. This would draw the reader's attention.]]> 2021-10-04 14:52:52 UTC https://padlet.com/73258387/rqoaohvez9fazn9i/wish/1789932993