Henry James wrote this novella after the Bishop of Canterbury related to him a story of the supernatural. The plot concerns a young woman who responds to an ad in a London paper seeking a governess for two young children—Flora and Miles—who were orphaned. Upon taking the position, the "governess" as she is known throughout the story, begins witnessing the apparitions of two former caretakers of the estate called Bly. I found the story pretty intriguing, but I probably would not read it again.