Quantity:

More Buying Choices

12 used & new from �26.99

Have one to sell? Sell yours here

Search inside another edition of this book

The Princess Casamassima; A Novel (Hardcover)

by Henry James (Author) "OH, YES, I dare say I can find the child, if you would like to see him," Miss Pynsent said; she had a fluttering wish..." (more)

3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

RRP:	�37.95
Price:	�36.05 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save:	�1.90 (5%)
	o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

Usually dispatched within 1 to 3 weeks.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.

8 new from �26.99 4 used from �36.03

Other Editions:	RRP:	Our Price:	Other Offers:
Hardcover (1st Thus)			Order it used
Paperback (Reissue)	�10.99	�7.14	30 used & new from �2.63
Audio Download (Unabridged)	�29.33	�15.40	or £3.99 with new Audible.co.uk membership.
Library Binding			2 used & new from �34.99
Paperback (Large Print)	�19.99	�18.99	13 used & new from �14.94
Audio Cassette			2 used & new from �52.98
Perfect Paperback			Order it used
Unknown Binding			Order it used
ExpandShow more editions and formats
CollapseShow fewer editions and formats

Frequently Bought Together

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

The Europeans (Penguin Popular Classics)

by Henry James

3.3 out of 5 stars (3) �2.00

Roderick Hudson (Classics)

by Henry James

�6.64

The Spoils of Poynton (Classics)

by Henry James

5.0 out of 5 stars (1) �9.89

What Maisie Knew (Wordsworth Classics)

by Henry James

5.0 out of 5 stars (2) �1.99

Sartor Resartus (Oxford World's Classics)

by Thomas Carlyle

�5.77

› Explore similar items

Product details

Hardcover: 604 pages
Publisher: Unknown (Aug 2007)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0548424829
ISBN-13: 978-0548424827
Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links

(What is this?)

The Prince opens new browser window

Audible.co.uk - Buy From UK's Largest Supplier Thousands Of Audiobook Available!

AbeBooks for Booklovers opens new browser window

www.AbeBooks.co.uk - You are Crazy about Books? Over 110 Mio. Books are waiting for You!

Shop for Molas opens new browser window

www.LatinArtMall.com - Handcrafted by the San Blas Indians of Panama

Product Description

About the Author

The most comprehensive paperback edition available

The editor presents the latest scholarship on James in an edition that includes an introduction, notes, selected criticism, a text summary and a chronology of James’s life and times

Reset with wide B format pages to give generous margins for notes --This text refers to the Perfect Paperback edition.

Inside This Book (Learn More)
Browse and search another edition of this book.

First Sentence
"OH, YES, I dare say I can find the child, if you would like to see him," Miss Pynsent said; she had a fluttering wish to assent to every suggestion made by her visitor, whom she regarded as a high and rather terrible personage. Read the first page

Explore More
Concordance

Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Table of Contents | Excerpt

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

(What's this?)

Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)

henry james(1)

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

	82% buy the item featured on this page: The Princess Casamassima; A Novel 3.0 out of 5 stars (1) �36.05
	5% buy The Ambassadors (Penguin Classics) 3.5 out of 5 stars (2) �5.97
	4% buy The Spoils of Poynton (Classics) 5.0 out of 5 stars (1) �9.89
	4% buy The Awkward Age (Classics) 4.5 out of 5 stars (2) �8.09

Explore similar items

Customer Reviews

1 Review

5 star:		(0)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

Average Customer Review

3.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Was Not Enjoyable, 6 Dec 2009

By	M. Dowden (London, UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Princess Casamassima (Classics) (Paperback)

So far this is the first book of James' that I have absolutely come to loath. Often grouped with 'The Bostonians' due to its political leanings this isn't really that enjoyable. There is some good characterisation here but the whole story seems to meander on for way too long, indeed James was originally tasked with writing a short story, but he ended up producing a novel, rather like Balzac, sometimes he gets carried away a bit too much.

This book it has to be admitted has always been enjoyed more Stateside than it has in this country, but it has always divided reviewers on its merits and failings. The story of an illegitimate boy brought up by a relative stranger from an early age because his mother is in prison would seem like a good starting point. But alas when the radical politics start getting involved and our 'hero' having to decide whether to go ahead with a terrorist attack or do something else then tragedy strikes. The problem here is that the whole story is dragged out and it is oh so easy to lose interest, also James isn't really that up on what he is writing about, for instance compare this to the brilliant The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale (Penguin Popular Classics).

All in all I was left disappointed, and if you have never read any James before,then DO NOT start with this book. Despite its many faults though there is a good sense of our main character feeling and being isolated and a loner throughout the story.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you?

Report this | Permalink

Comment Comment

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review

› See all customer reviews...

.jsOffDisplayBlock { display: block; } .jsOffDisplayInline { display: inline; } .jsOffVisibility { visibility: visible; } .jsOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jsOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jsOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; } .jsOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jsOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jqOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jqOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jqOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; }