Henry James, The Wings of the Dove THE CLASSICS Paperback 1725725371 9781725725379 Henry James

• Format: Paperback
• Author: Henry James
• ISBN10: 1725725371
• ISBN13: 9781725725379

Set amid the splendor of London drawing rooms and gilded Venetian palazzos, The Wings of the Dove is the story of Milly Theale, a naive, doomed American heiress, and a pair of lovers, Kate Croy and Merton Densher, who conspire to obtain her fortune. In this witty tragedy of treachery, self-deception, and betrayal, Henry James weaves together three ill-fated and wholly human destinies unexpectedly linked by desire, greed, and salvation. As Amy Bloom writes in her Introduction, 'The Wings of the Dove is a novel of intimacy. James gives us passion, he gives us love in its terrible and enchanting forms.'