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The Golden Bowl — Complete

The Golden Bowl — Complete

by James, Henry, 1843-1916

BookID: 4264

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 67.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Adultery -- FictionEngland -- FictionPsychological fictionDomestic fiction

Description

"The Golden Bowl — Complete" by Henry James is a novel published in 1904. Set in England, it explores the tangled relationships between a wealthy American father and daughter and their respective spouses—who share a secret past. When Maggie Verver begins to suspect an affair between her husband, Prince Amerigo, and her father's wife, Charlotte, she launches a delicate campaign to protect her family. James's final masterpiece features his characteristic dense prose and intense psychological insight into marriage, adultery, and betrayal. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

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