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The Princess Casamassima The illegitimate and impoverished son of a dressmaker and a nobleman, Hyacinth Robinson has grown up with a strong sense of beauty that heightens his acute sympathy for the inequalities that surround him. Drawn into a secret circle of radical politics he makes a rash vow to commit a violent act of terrorism. Full descriptionRead More

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  • Foyles

    The illegitimate and impoverished son of a dressmaker and a nobleman, Hyacinth Robinson has grown up with a strong sense of beauty that heightens his acute sympathy for the inequalities that surround him. Drawn into a secret circle of radical politics he makes a rash vow to commit a violent act of terrorism. But when the Princess Casamassima - beautiful, clever and bored - takes him up and introduces him to her own world of wealth and refinement, Hyacinth is torn. He is horrified by the destruction that would be wreaked by revolution, but still believes he must honour his vow, and finds himself gripped in an agonizing and, ultimately, fatal dilemma. A compelling blend of psychological observation, wit and compassion, The Princess Casamassima (1886) is one of Henry James's most deeply personal novels.

  • Blackwell

    Brought up in poverty, Hyacinth has nevertheless developed aesthetic tastes that heighten his awareness of the sordid misery around him. He is drawn into the secret world of revolutionary politics and, in a moment of fervour, makes a vow that he...

  • Penguin

    Henry James conceived the character of Hyacinth Robinson - his 'little presumptuous adventurer with his combination of intrinsic fineness and fortuitous adversity' - while walking the streets of London.

  • Pickabook

    Henry James, Derek Brewer (Editor), Patricia Crick

  • 014043254X
  • 9780140432541
  • Henry James
  • 27 April 2006
  • Penguin Classics
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 608
  • Reissue
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