Dec 27, 2009
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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