Bibliograph

The wings of the dove, Henry James

Type

Label

The wings of the dove, Henry James

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The wings of the dove

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Henry James

Series statement

Tantor unabridged classics

Summary

"The Wings of the Dove", considered to be one of Henry James's great masterpieces, is the story of Milly Theale, an American Heiress with a serious illness. The narrative of the work is chiefly concerned with Milly's struggle to "achieve, however briefly and brokenly, the sense of having lived" and the impact that struggle has on those around her. A semi-biographical tale of James's own cousin, Minny Temple, "The Wings of the Dove" is a classic and compelling work of American literature

Target audience

adult

Classification