The Princess Casamassima
by Henry James
Publisher: Macmillan 1889
ISBN/ASIN: 0809595346
Number of pages: 612
Description:
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.
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