The Wings of the Dove
$25.73
- Paperback
608 pages
- Release Date
12 May 2008
Summary
Part of a series of new editions of Henry James’s most famous novels and short stories
Emerging from the grit and stigma of poverty to a life of fairytale privilege under the wing of her aunt, the beautiful and financially ambitious Kate Croy is already romantically involved with promising journalist Merton Densher when they become acquainted with Milly Theale, a New York socialite of immense wealth. Learning of Milly’s mortal illness and passionate attraction to Densher, Kate sets th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141441283 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141441283 |
| Author: | Henry James, Millicent Bell |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 608 |
| Release Date: | 12 May 2008 |
| Weight: | 446g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 35mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Audience Age: | 17 |
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Critics Review
He is as solitary in the history of the novel as Shakespeare in the history of poetry.
“The Wings of the Dove represents the pinnacle of James’s prose.”—Louis Auchincloss
About The Author
Henry James
Henry James was born on April 15th 1843 in New York. He was the brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James. He spent a great deal of his life in Europe, especially England. He is best known for his cosmopolitan and often haunting portraits of European and American life. His most famous fictional works include The Portrait of a Lady (1881), What Maisie Knew (1897), The Turn of the Screw (1898), The Wings of the Dove (1902), The Ambassadors (1903) and The Golden Bowl (1904). He also wrote literary criticism, most famously The Art of the Fiction (1884). He died on February 28th 1916.
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