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Classic Love Stories

The Wings of the Dove, Volume II

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    The Wings of the Dove, Volume II is a classic romance novel by Henry James. Key subjects include young women and terminally ill.

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    About The Wings of the Dove, Volume II

    "The Wings of the Dove, Volume II" by Henry James is a novel published in 1902. It follows American heiress Milly Theale, who is gravely ill, as she becomes entangled with two desperate Londoners: Kate Croy and Merton Densher. The engaged but impoverished couple cannot afford to marry. When Kate devises a manipulative plan involving Milly's fortune, the story moves from London to Venice, where matters of love, money, and mortality collide with devastating consequences for all involved.
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    Themes, setting & tropes

    Genres

    Subjects

    • Venice, Italy
    • London, England
    • Young women
    • Love stories
    • Triangles, Interpersonal relations
    • Americans, England
    • Americans, Italy
    • Terminally ill

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    Who wrote The Wings of the Dove, Volume II?

    The Wings of the Dove, Volume II was written by Henry James.

    What genre is The Wings of the Dove, Volume II?

    It is usually shelved as Classic Love Stories.

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    Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

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