An edition of The awkward age (1899)

The awkward age

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An edition of The awkward age (1899)

The awkward age

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Nanda Brookenham is 'coming out' in London society. Thrust suddenly into the vicious, immoral circle that has gathered round her mother, she even finds herself in competition with Mrs Brookenham for the affection of the man she admires. Light and ironic in its touch, The Awkward Age nevertheless analyzes the English character with great subtlety.
The Awkward Age, which has been much praised for its natural dialogue and the delicacy of feeling it conveys, exemplifies Conrad's remark that James 'is never in deep gloom or in violent sunshine. But he feels deeply and vividly every delicate shade.'

first published as a serial in Harper's Weekly in 1898-1899 and then as a book later in 1899. Originally conceived as a brief, light story about the complications created in her family's social set by a young girl coming of age, the novel expanded into a general treatment of decadence and corruption in English fin de siècle life. James presents the novel almost entirely in dialogue, an experiment that adds to the immediacy of the scenes but also creates serious ambiguities about characters and their motives.

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Language
English
Pages
393

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The awkward age
1993, Knopf, Distributed by Random House
in English
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The awkward age
1963, Scribner
in English
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The awkward age
1922, Macmillan
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The awkward age.
1908, Scribner
in English
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The awkward age
1908, Scribner's
- New York ed.
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The awkward age
1899, W. Heinemann
in English
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The awkward age: a novel.
1899, Harper & Brothers Publishers
in English
Cover of: The Awkward Age: A Novel
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The awkward age
1899, W. Heinemann, K. Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., ltd., Harcourt, Brace, & Company, inc
in English

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New York

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxvi-xxxvii).

Series
Everyman's library ;, 152

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.4
Library of Congress
PS2116 .A8 1993, PS2116.A8 1993

The Physical Object

Pagination
xliv, 393 p. ;
Number of pages
393

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1744999M
Internet Archive
awkwardage0000jame_g3h4
ISBN 10
0679420371
LCCN
92054298
OCLC/WorldCat
27216481
Library Thing
58053
Goodreads
1824758

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