The Wings Of The Dove
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A masterwork of psychological realism, The Wings of the Dove stands as one of Henry James's most celebrated late novels, chronicling the tragic story of Milly Theale, a wealthy and terminally ill American heiress who travels to Europe in search of life and love. Set against the glittering backdrops of London and Venice, the novel uncovers a web of desire, deception, and moral compromise as the impoverished Kate Croy and her secret lover Merton Densher plot to exploit Milly's generosity and failing health for personal gain. James presents the human capacity for both tenderness and betrayal with devastating precision, illustrating how ambition and self-interest corrode the soul. Written in his characteristically intricate prose style, the novel argues that the pursuit of wealth and social position comes at an irreversible moral cost, leaving all its characters permanently altered by their choices.
Author: Henry James
Format: Paperback
Published: 2001, Penguin Modern Classics
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A masterwork of psychological realism, The Wings of the Dove stands as one of Henry James's most celebrated late novels, chronicling the tragic story of Milly Theale, a wealthy and terminally ill American heiress who travels to Europe in search of life and love. Set against the glittering backdrops of London and Venice, the novel uncovers a web of desire, deception, and moral compromise as the impoverished Kate Croy and her secret lover Merton Densher plot to exploit Milly's generosity and failing health for personal gain. James presents the human capacity for both tenderness and betrayal with devastating precision, illustrating how ambition and self-interest corrode the soul. Written in his characteristically intricate prose style, the novel argues that the pursuit of wealth and social position comes at an irreversible moral cost, leaving all its characters permanently altered by their choices.