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The Golden Bowl (Wordsworth classics) [Paperback]

Henry James (Author)
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Publication Date: 23 Oct 2000 | ISBN-10: 1840224320 | ISBN-13: 978-1840224320 | Edition: New Ed

This Wordsworth includes an exclusive Introduction and Notes by Nicola Bradbury, University of Reading.

Henry James's last completed novel, The Golden Bowl, is the story of two flawed marriages. The lives and relationships of Maggie Verver and her widowed American millionaire father, Adam, are changed and challenged by the beautiful and charming Charlotte Stant, who is the former lover of Maggie's husband, the impoverished Italian, Prince Amerigo.

The narrative is underpinned by complex symbolism. The gilded crystal bowl with its almost invisible flaw is the vehicle which James uses to reveal past misdemeanours and make his characters face their own defects in this classic tale of redemption.

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  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd; New Ed edition (23 Oct 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1840224320
  • ISBN-13: 978-1840224320
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.4 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 152,681 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Henry James (1843-1916) was born in New York and had an unconventional childhood, being educated in a variety of schools and living with his family mostly in hotels in England, France and Switzerland. He spent a term at Harvard Law School in 1862, before embarking on his career as a writer and continuing to travel extensively. He was naturalised as a British subject in 1915. James wrote twenty novels, innumerable short stories, many works of criticism or description, a number of plays and two excellent pieces of biography. He is most noted for his methodical construction, individual style, and careful characterisation.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The very best Henry James 2 Mar 2013
By Jo Anderson
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Wonderful, subtle, unsettling, brilliant Henry James. If you should happen to come to the book after seeing the Merchant Ivory film (which is extremely good considering the limitations of adaptations) you will be blown over by the intricacies of the plot, the rich metaphors, the twists of meaning and implication, the marvellous descriptions of people and places, and the development and surprising turns of character. The cover illustration on this edition was also very refreshing after the 'Dreams' painting I am accustomed to, and Nicola Bradbury's introduction and notes are both necessary and excellent.
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Reading this book was a labor of love. I love Henry James' stories and find his writing exceptional but this book was the over the top. I liked the story line but James just went on and on and the writing was so convoluted I had a difficult time sometimes even figuring out which character's train of thought he was expressing. I read that James' felt this was his best work. I disagree and still feel "Portrait of a Lady" to be his best.
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