The Awkward Age (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Henry James
- First Published: 1899
- Time of Work: 1890’s
- Setting: London and outlying estates
- Principal Characters: Fernanda Brookenham (Mrs. Brook), Edward Brookenham, Nanda, Harold, Mr. Longdon, Gustavus Vanderbank (Van), Mr. Mitchett (Mitchy), The Duchess (Jane), Little Aggie, Tishy Grendon, Carrie Donner, Mr. Cashmore, Lady Fanny Cashmore, Lord Petherton
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Nineteenth century, Europe or Europeans, Moral conditions, London, Wealth, Erotica
- Locales: London, England
The Story:
For the sophisticated conversationalists of Mrs. Brookenham’s social set, innuendo and the hinted nuance had become a way of life. Indeed, their lives resided largely in talk. After Mr. Longdon spent his first evening at Mrs. Brookenham’s, he had a long conversation with Gustavus Vanderbank, a remarkably handsome and imposing member of the set. Van had been taken with the older man, whose manner contrasted charmingly with that of the set, and Mr. Longdon, despite misgivings about that set, was similarly pleased. Mr. Longdon confided to Van that he had been a...
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