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Roderick Hudson by Henry James

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Roderick Hudson
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ISBN/ASIN: 0809596458
Number of pages: 482

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Roderick Hudson is the story of the conflict between art and the passions; the title character is an American sculptor in Italy. Faltering in both his artistic ambitions and his personal relationships, he travels to Switzerland and dies there.

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