The Golden BowlJames' novel featuring a complex and bizarre battle between two wives - the shy Maggie, who marries an Italian prince, and the prince's former mistress, who marries Maggie's widowed father. Determined to take back her lover, the brilliant Charlotte is nevertheless defeated by her rival. |
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References to this book
The Inward Gaze: Masculinity and Subjectivity in Modern Culture Peter Middleton No preview available - 1992 |
The Figure of Theater: Shaftesbury, Defoe, Adam Smith, and George Eliot David Marshall Limited preview - 1986 |