The Wings of the Dove

Description:

Beautiful Kate Croy may have been left penniless by her relatives, but her bold, ambitious nature ensures she will not succumb meekly to a life of poverty. If the financial circumstances of Merton Densher, the man she is passionately in love with, are not sufficient to secure her future, perhaps her cunning will. So when Milly Theale arrives in Europe from America, laden with wealth but also gravely ill, Kate sees an opportunity to exploit her vulnerability and devises a plan that will see her and Merton financially provided for. Her scheming is flawed though, for it fails to take into account the inconstancies of the human heart.John Bayley's introduction examines the novel in the context of James's other late, great works.

subjects: Fiction,  Americans in fiction,  Americans,  Triangles (Interpersonal relations),  Terminally ill,  Young women in fiction,  Young women,  Terminally ill in fiction,  Social life and customs,  Classic Literature,  Historical Fiction,  Romance,  Travel,  Women,  Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction.,  England, fiction,  London (england), fiction,  Italy, fiction,  American fiction (fictional works by one author),  James, henry, 1843-1916,  Fiction, general,  Young women, fiction,  Venice (italy), fiction,  Fiction, romance, general,  FICTION / Romance / General,  FICTION / Women,  Wings of the dove (James, Henry),  Love stories,  Long Now Manual for Civilization

People: Kate Croy,  Merton Densher,  Milly Theale

Places: Venice (Italy),  London (England)

Times: 19th century