What Maisie knew /

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 th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	James, Henry, 1843-1916 (Author)
Other Authors:	Poole, Adrian (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Series:	Oxford world's classics.
Subjects:	Electronic books. Bildungsromans.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	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.
Item Description:	Previously issued in print: 1996.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxxvi, 294 pages).
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9780191921421 (ebook) :
DOI:	10.1093/owc/9780199538591.001.0001