The Golden Bowl (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Henry James
- First Published: 1904
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: c. 1900
- Setting: England and the Continent
- Principal Characters: Mr. Verver, Maggie Verver, Prince Amerigo, Charlotte Stant, Mrs. Assingham
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Parents and children
- Locales: London, England
The Story:
Maggie Verver was the daughter of a wealthy American widower who had devoted all of his life to his daughter. The Ververs lived a lazy life. Their time was spent in collecting items with which to decorate their own existence and to fill a museum that Mr. Verver was giving to his native city in the United States. They had few friends, and Maggie’s only confidante was Mrs. Assingham, the American-born wife of a retired British Army officer. It was Mrs. Assingham who introduced the Ververs to Prince Amerigo, a handsome, quiet young Italian nobleman who struck...
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