What Maisie Knew by Henry James

What Maisie Knew by Henry James

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The child of violently divorced parents, Maisie Farange opens her eyes on a distinctly modern world. Mothers and fathers keep changing their partners and names, while she herself becomes the pretext for all sorts of adult sexual intrigue. The novel traces the course of her education and ends with the death of her childhood. It is one of James's finest studies of lost innocence.

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What Maisie Knew by Henry James

Maisie Farange is the child of violently divorced parents. How much can she know of the adult world of sexual intrigue all around her? The novel traces the course of her education and ends with the death of her childhood. It is one of James's finest studies of lost innocence.
Adrian Poole is Reader in English and Comparative Literature at Trinity College, Cambridge. He is co-editor of the forthcoming Oxford Book of Classical Verse in Translation, and he is the editor of The Aspern Papers and Other Stories in World's Classics.
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ISBN 13 9780199538591
ISBN 10 019953859X
Title What Maisie Knew
Author Henry James
Series Oxford World's Classics
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 2008-08-14
Number of pages 336
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.