The Wings of the Dove by James, Henry, Jr. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less
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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100679600671
ISBN-139780679600671
eBay Product ID (ePID)44169
Product Key Features
Book TitleWings of the Dove
Number of Pages712 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1993
TopicGeneral, Literary
GenreFiction
AuthorHenry James
Book SeriesModern Library Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.8 in
Item Weight22.3 Oz
Item Length7.2 in
Item Width4.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN93-015338
Reviews"The Wings of the Doverepresents the pinnacle of James's prose."-Louis Auchincloss From the Trade Paperback edition.
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal813/.4
SynopsisConfronting a Bronzino portrait in an English country house, a young American heiress comes face to face with her own predicament. For Milly Theale, who seems to have the world before her and at her feet, is fatally ill. Eager for life, eager for love, she embarks on her European adventure, warming to the admiration of her new friends Kate Croy and Merton Densher. But Merton and Kate are secretly engaged, and come to see in this angel with a thumping bank account as a solution to their own problems. For the remarkable Kate, scheming, passionate, poetic, also wants to live...This edition of James's poignant and dramatic novel is based on the revised New York Edition. The cover pictures the Bronzino portrait which is the focus of the key scene in the book.