| The Wings of the Dove: (Starbooks Classics Editions) Contributor(s): Lam, Emily (Illustrator), James, Henry (Author) |
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ISBN: 1497343747 ISBN-13: 9781497343740 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $9.98 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Lexile Measure: 1190 |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.84 lbs) 256 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 69664 Reading Level: 10.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 39.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Wings of the Dove is a 1902 novel by Henry James. This novel tells the story of Milly Theale, an American heiress stricken with a serious disease, and her effect on the people around her. Some of these people befriend Milly with honorable motives, while others are more self-interested. Literary significance and criticism The Wings of the Dove has one of the strongest critical positions of any of James' works, although James himself sometimes expressed dissatisfaction with it. In his preface to the New York Edition, James spent much time confessing to supposed faults in the novel: defective structure, characters not as well presented as they could be, and a general failure to realize his initial plan for the book. By and large, critics have regarded these faults as venial or nonexistent. Instead, they've concentrated on the central characters and supporting cast, and the technique that James uses in their presentation. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked The Wings of the Dove 26th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. |