Dimensions
130 x 197 x 27mm
Like the dove she symbolises, Milly Theale is preyed upon by forces more ruthless and determined than herself: her guileless good will and ample fortune targeted by passionate lovers who befriend and betray her while she is assimilated and assayed as an outsider in London society. Faced with terminal illness, her only wish is to cap her short, innocent life with the joyful experience of love. Her last gesture will serve either as the ultimate deed of selflessness, or as a final act of revenge.
Of James's many enigmatic tales of Americans abroad, this story stands out as among the most complex and, with 'The Golden Bowl' and 'The Ambassadors', represents the height of his literary genius.
This is the most comprehensive edition available, with introduction, notes, selected criticism and chronology of James's life and times.
