The Awkward Age - Brossura

James, Henry

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0140432973 ISBN 13: 9780140432978

Casa editrice: Penguin Classics, 1987

Riassunto

Making her debut in London society, Nanda Brookenham is being groomed for the marriage market. Thrust suddenly into the superficial and immoral circle that surrounds her mother, the innocent but independent-minded young woman even finds herself in competition with Mrs Brookenham for the affection of the man she admires. Only an elderly bachelor, Mr Longdon, is immune to this world of greed and scheming, and determines to rescue Nanda from its corrupting influences out of loyalty to the deep love he once felt for her grandmother. In The Awkward Age (1899), Henry James explores the English character, and the clash between old and new money with a light and subtly ironic touch to create a devastating critique of society and its machinations.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Henry James (1843-1916) was born in New York and settled in Europe in 1875. He was a regular contributor of reviews, critical essays, and short stories to American periodicals. He is best known for his many novels of American and European character.

Product Description:

Book by James Henry

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Penguin Classics
• Data di pubblicazione: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0140432973
• ISBN 13: 9780140432978
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 352
• Redattore: Crick Patricia