
The Awkward Age
Henry James(Author)
Ronald Blythe(Editor)
Penguin Classics (Publisher)
Published on 28. May 1987
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-14-043297-8 (ISBN)
Description
Making her debut in London society, Nanda Brookenham is being groomed for the marriage market. Thrust suddenly into the superficial and immoral circle that surrounds her mother, the innocent but independent-minded young woman even finds herself in competition with Mrs Brookenham for the affection of the man she admires. Only an elderly bachelor, Mr Longdon, is immune to this world of greed and scheming, and determines to rescue Nanda from its corrupting influences out of loyalty to the deep love he once felt for her grandmother. In The Awkward Age (1899), Henry James explores the English character, and the clash between old and new money with a light and subtly ironic touch to create a devastating critique of society and its machinations.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 199 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
289 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-043297-8 (9780140432978)
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Henry James | Ronald Blythe
The Awkward Age
E-Book
04/2006
1st Edition
Penguin Books Ltd
€9.49
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Persons
Henry James (1843-1916) was born in New York and settled in Europe in 1875. He was a regular contributor of reviews, critical essays, and short stories to American periodicals. He is best known for his many novels of American and European character.