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The Romance of Certain Old Clothes

by Henry Jamesliterary work· published 1868

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"The Romance of Certain Old Clothes" is a short story by American-British author Henry James, written in February 1868 and first published in The Atlantic Monthly. The original debut was in volume 21, issue 124. James later made some revisions, including changes to the family name and eldest daughter when he published the story in the UK in 1885. It has been included in several anthologies, including American Gothic Tales, edited by Joyce Carol Oates.

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The Romance of Certain Old Clothes was adapted into a 2020 television series.

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    The Haunting of Bly Manor
    2020 · television series · 494 min · IMDb ↗
    IMDb7.4

    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 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 tale.

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