| Roderick Hudson Contributor(s): James, Henry (Author), Lescault, John (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1504674758 ISBN-13: 9781504674751 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: January 2016 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Classics |
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| Publisher Description: When impoverished American sculptor Roderick Hudson creates what is described as a work of genius, he is sent to Rome, where he becomes the talk of the city. But Roderick soon loses his inspiration and falls in love with a woman he'll never be with. Now on a path to self-destruction, can he be saved from himself?One of Henry James' first novels, Roderick Hudson is a compelling depiction of an artist whose inflated ambition and temperament gets the better of him. |
Contributor Bio(s): James, Henry: - Henry James (1843-1916), American novelist, short-story writer, and man of letters, was born in Washington Place, New York, to a family of distinguished philosophers and theologians. He attended schools in New York, Boston, and throughout Europe, where he later settled. A major figure in the history of the novel, he is celebrated as a master craftsman who brought his great art and impeccable technique to bear in the development of abiding moral themes. Lescault, John: -Patrick Cullen (a.k.a. John Lescault), a native of Massachusetts, is a graduate of the Catholic University of America. He lives in Washington, DC, where he works in theater. |