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The Wings of the Dove
Henry James
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Description for The Wings of the Dove
Hardcover. Featuring a variation on the theme of the eternal triangle, the author contrasts two women who love one man: the magnificent but ambitious and unscrupulous Kate Croy, and the fragile heiress Millie Theale whose early death precipitates the story's surprising outcome. Num Pages: 508 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 580.
In this extraordinary variation on the theme of the eternal triangle, Henry James contrasts two women who love one man: the magnificent but ambitious and unscrupulous Kate Croy, and the fragile heiress Millie Theale whose early death precipitates the story's surprising outcome. Together with THE GOLDEN BOWL and THE AMBASSADORS, this novel completes a celebrated trilogy in which James explores his perennial themes of love and renunciation with all the strength, drama and subtlety of a very great writer at the height of his powers.
In this extraordinary variation on the theme of the eternal triangle, Henry James contrasts two women who love one man: the magnificent but ambitious and unscrupulous Kate Croy, and the fragile heiress Millie Theale whose early death precipitates the story's surprising outcome. Together with THE GOLDEN BOWL and THE AMBASSADORS, this novel completes a celebrated trilogy in which James explores his perennial themes of love and renunciation with all the strength, drama and subtlety of a very great writer at the height of his powers.
Product Details
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
508
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Weight
580g
Number of Pages
508
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857152302
SKU
V9781857152302
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Ref
99-98
About Henry James
Henry James was born on 15th April 1843 in Washington Place, New York to a wealthy and intellectual family and as a youth travelled between Europe and America. His first novel, Watch and Ward, was published in 1871 after first appearing serially in Atlantic Monthly. After a brief period in Paris, James moved first to London and then later to ... Read more
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