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The Awkward Age is a novel by Henry James, 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 ...
- Henry James
- Heinemann: 414, Harpers: 457
- 1899
- Heinemann: 25-Apr-1899, Harpers: 12-May-1899
The Awkward Age, novel by Henry James, published in 1899. Written mostly in dialogue with limited narrative explanation, The Awkward Age is the story of Nanda Brookenham, a young society woman whose attempts at marriage are foiled by various members of her mother’s social circle. Nanda’s.
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Enredo. O sr. e sra. Edward Brookenham mantem um grupo social afetado e corrupto. Eles são os pais do inútil Harold e da doce mas sabichona Nanda (de dezoito anos). O sr. Longdon frequenta seus eventos sociais, e se surpreende com a forma com que Nanda lembra sua avó, sua antiga paixão que se casou com outro.
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3.56. 1,053 ratings93 reviews. The Awkward Age is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in Harper's Weekly in 1898-1899 and then as a book later in 1899. Making her debut in London society, Nanda Brookenham is being groomed for the marriage market.
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30 de jul. de 2009 · “The Awkward Age” is precisely a study of one of these curtailed or extended periods of tension and apprehension, an account of the manner in which the resented interference with ancient liberties came to be in a particular instance dealt with.
16 de mai. de 2017 · The Awkward Age. Francesca Segal. 3.28. 2,507 ratings331 reviews. In a Victorian terraced house, in north-west London, two families unite in imperfect harmony. After five years of widowhood, Julia is deeply, unexpectedly in love. If only her beloved daughter, Gwen, didn’t hate James so much. At the very least, she could be civil to his son, Nathan.
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- Henry James