The Wings of the Dove, Volume II: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
The Wings of the Dove, Volume II: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
The Wings of the Dove, Volume II is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for James, Henry (1843–1916).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Wings of the Dove, Volume II" by Henry James is a novel published in 1902. It follows American heiress Milly Theale, who is gravely ill, as she becomes entangled with two desperate Londoners: Kate Croy and Merton Densher. The engaged but impoverished couple cannot afford to marry. When Kate devises a manipulative plan involving Milly's fortune, the story moves from London to Venice, where matters of love, money, and mortality collide with devastating consequences for all involved.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Wings of the Dove, Volume II
- Author credits: James, Henry (1843–1916)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Americans -- England -- Fiction
- Americans -- Italy -- Fiction
- London (England) -- Fiction
- Love stories
- Terminally ill -- Fiction
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
- Venice (Italy) -- Fiction
- Young women -- Fiction
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- Category: British Literature
- Category: Novels
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