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The golden bowl

A rich American art-collector and his daughter Maggie buy in for themselves and to their greater glory a beautiful young wife and a noble husband. They do not know that Charlotte and Prince Amerigo were formerly lovers, nor that on the eve of the Prince's marriage they had discovered, in an antique...

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Main Author: James, Henry, 1843-1916
Other Authors: Llewellyn Smith, Virginia
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Edition:Reissued 2009.
Series:Oxford world's classics.
Subjects:
Americans > England > London > Fiction.
Art > Collectors and collecting > Fiction.
Fathers and daughters > Fiction.
Adultery > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
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Summary:A rich American art-collector and his daughter Maggie buy in for themselves and to their greater glory a beautiful young wife and a noble husband. They do not know that Charlotte and Prince Amerigo were formerly lovers, nor that on the eve of the Prince's marriage they had discovered, in an antique shop, a golden bowl with a secret flaw.
Item Description:This ed. originally published: 1999.
Physical Description:lxi, 578 pages ; 20 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780199538584
0199538581
Author Notes:Henry James (1843-1916), son of Henry James Sr. and brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James, was an American-born author and literary critic of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He spent much of his life in Europe and became a British subject shortly before his death. He is primarily known for novels, novellas and short stories based on themes of consciousness and morality.

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