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"The Golden Bowl" is a novel by Henry James. Set in England, this complex, intense study of marriage and adultery completes what some critics have called the "major phase" of James' career. "The Golden Bowl" explores the tangle of interrelationships between a father and daughter and their... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Maggie Verver: heiress
- Adam Verver: Maggie's father. A wealthy American financier and art enthusiast.
- Prince Amerigo: Maggie's husband. An impoverished Italian prince.
- Charlotte Stant: American mistress of Prince Amerigo's.
- Fanny Assingham: Add a description of this character.
- Bob Assingham
- Mrs. Verver
- Mrs. Rance
- Matcham
- Mr. Blint
- Mr. Crichton
- Mr. Gutermann-seuss
- Mrs. Noble
First Sentence edit
THE PRINCE had always liked his London, when it had come to him; he was one of the modern Romans who find by the Thames a more convincing image of the truth of the ancient state than any they have left by the Tiber.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 32 of 93 in Modern Library's 100 Best Novels: The Board's List. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Animal Farm, and followed by Sister Carrie.
This is book 775 of 1272 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Hadrian the Seventh, and followed by The Ambassadors.
This is book 88 of 214 in Best English-Language Fiction of the 20th Century. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Ambassadors, and followed by Bastard Out of Carolina.
This book is in Hopeless Romantic. (community list)
This book is in Book Lust by Nancy Pearl. (authoritative list)
This book is in William H. Gass’s Fifty Literary Pillars. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Henry James (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1904
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: Add the page count.
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1904
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: Add the page count.
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.4
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