The Tragic Muse (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Henry James
- First Published: 1889
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: 1880’s
- Setting: Paris and England
- Principal Characters: Nicholas “Nick” Dormer, Lady Agnes Dormer, Grace Dormer, Biddy Dormer, Julia Dallow, Peter Sherringham, Gabriel Nash, Miriam Rooth, Mrs. Rooth, Basil Dashwood
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Acting or actors, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Art or artists, Marriage, Paris, Obsession, England or English people, Elections, Politicians, Painting or painters, Theater, Sacrifice, Portraits
- Locales: Paris, France, London, England
The Story:
Nicholas Dormer, a handsome young bachelor politician and amateur portrait painter, was vacationing in Paris with his formidable mother, Lady Agnes, the impoverished widow of a Liberal politician, and his two younger sisters, “spinsterish” Grace and lively, lovable Biddy. At an art exhibition, Nick met an old Oxford friend, Gabriel Nash, an aesthete and dilettante but sufficiently a gentleman to be introduced to the ladies. Another visitor in Paris was the Dormers’ cousin, Julia Dallow, a rich and politically minded young widow, whose brother, Peter...
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