The Wings of the Dove
of Henry James, Amy Bloom (Introduction), Pierre A. Walker (Notes)
Description
Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all timeSet amid the splendor of London drawing rooms and gilded Venetian palazzos, The Wings of the Dove is the story of Milly Theale, a naïve, doomed American heiress, and a pair of lovers, Kate Croy and Merton Densher, who conspire to obtain her fortune. In this witty tragedy of treachery, self-deception, and betrayal, Henry James weaves together three ill-fated and wholly human destinies unexpectedly linked by desire, greed, and salvation. As Amy Bloom writes in her Introduction, “The Wings of the Dove is a novel of intimacy. . . . [James] gives us passion, he gives us love in its terrible and enchanting forms.”
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 741 pages
- Publisher The Modern Library/Random House, Inc.
- Publication Date April 8th 2003
- First Publication 10/28/02
- Language English
- ISBN 9780812967197
- Edition The Modern Library Classics
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Venice (Italy)', 'London, England']
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