The Wings of the Dove (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Henry James
- First Published: 1902
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: c. 1900
- Setting: London and Venice
- Principal Characters: Milly Theale, Mrs. Susan Shepherd Stringham, Mrs. Maud Lowder, Kate Croy, Merton Densher, Lord Mark, Sir Luke Strett
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Twentieth century, Europe or Europeans, Marriage, Friendship, Death or dying, London, Ethics, Terminal illness or terminally ill, Italy or Italians, Gossip, Wealth
- Locales: London, England, Venice, Italy, Alps
The Story:
Kate Croy was dependent on her aunt, Mrs. Lowder, because Kate’s own father was a ne’er-do-well. Mrs. Lowder had great plans for her niece and encouraged Lord Mark as a suitor for Kate’s hand. Kate’s own mind was set on a young reporter, Merton Densher, who worked for one of the London papers. Mrs. Lowder liked Densher and even invited him to her home, but she did not want him to marry her niece, for he had no apparent prospects of money or a place in society. Mrs. Lowder breathed more easily when she learned that the young man was being sent by his newspaper...
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