The Princess Casamassima
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A masterwork of psychological realism and political intrigue, The Princess Casamassima chronicles the short, turbulent life of Hyacinth Robinson, a young London bookbinder torn between his working-class roots and his yearning for beauty, culture, and refinement. Set against the gaslit streets and revolutionary undercurrents of 1880s London, Henry James constructs a richly layered narrative that uncovers the seductive pull of anarchist politics and the impossible contradictions of class aspiration. At the centre of Hyacinth's unravelling stands the enigmatic Princess Casamassima, a wealthy aristocrat who has abandoned her privileged world to romanticise radical causes, drawing him ever deeper into a dangerous commitment he cannot escape. James writes with his characteristic precision and moral seriousness, presenting a tragedy of divided loyalties that remains one of the most penetrating fictional treatments of political idealism and personal sacrifice in the English literary canon.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A masterwork of psychological realism and political intrigue, The Princess Casamassima chronicles the short, turbulent life of Hyacinth Robinson, a young London bookbinder torn between his working-class roots and his yearning for beauty, culture, and refinement. Set against the gaslit streets and revolutionary undercurrents of 1880s London, Henry James constructs a richly layered narrative that uncovers the seductive pull of anarchist politics and the impossible contradictions of class aspiration. At the centre of Hyacinth's unravelling stands the enigmatic Princess Casamassima, a wealthy aristocrat who has abandoned her privileged world to romanticise radical causes, drawing him ever deeper into a dangerous commitment he cannot escape. James writes with his characteristic precision and moral seriousness, presenting a tragedy of divided loyalties that remains one of the most penetrating fictional treatments of political idealism and personal sacrifice in the English literary canon.
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A masterwork of psychological realism and political intrigue, The Princess Casamassima chronicles the short, turbulent life of Hyacinth Robinson, a young London bookbinder torn between his working-class roots and his yearning for beauty, culture, and refinement. Set against the gaslit streets and revolutionary undercurrents of 1880s London, Henry James constructs a richly layered narrative that uncovers the seductive pull of anarchist politics and the impossible contradictions of class aspiration. At the centre of Hyacinth's unravelling stands the enigmatic Princess Casamassima, a wealthy aristocrat who has abandoned her privileged world to romanticise radical causes, drawing him ever deeper into a dangerous commitment he cannot escape. James writes with his characteristic precision and moral seriousness, presenting a tragedy of divided loyalties that remains one of the most penetrating fictional treatments of political idealism and personal sacrifice in the English literary canon.
