The Golden Bowl
byHenry James
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In The Golden Bowl, an impoverished Italian aristocrat comes to London to marry a wealthy American, but meets an old mistress before the wedding and spends time with her, helping her pick out a wedding gift. After their marriage, his wife maintains a close relationship with her father, while their own relationship becomes strained. Completed in 1904, Henry James himself considered The Golden Bowl one of his best novels, and it remains one of critics’ favorites.
