What Maisie Knew, Henry James
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What Maisie Knew

Author: Henry James

Narrator: Lorna Raver

Unabridged: 11 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/11/2012


Synopsis

In this classic tale of the death of childhood, there is a savage comedy that owes much to Dickens. But for his portrayal of the childs capacity for intelligent wonder, James summons all the subtlety he devotes elsewhere to his most celebrated adult protagonists. In the aftermath of an acrimonious divorce, young Maisie Farange finds herself shuttled back and forth between her father and mother and their new spouses, all of whom are monstrously selfinvolved. Neglected and exploited by everyone around her, Maisie herself becomes a pretext for sexual intrigue when her stepparents become attracted to each other. As Maisie opens her young eyes on this distinctly modern world, the death of her childhood provides Henry James with a vehicle for scathing social satire.

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