Roderick Hudson by Henry James

"Roderick Hudson" by Henry James is a novel published in 1875. Wealthy Boston art patron Rowland Mallet discovers a talented young sculptor and sponsors his artistic education in Rome. But Rowland's generous act becomes complicated when he falls in love with the sculptor's fiancée. As Roderick's talent flourishes, he becomes entangled with Christina Light, a beautiful woman pursued by European nobility. Rowland must navigate his own suppressed desires while watching his protégé's life spiral toward crisis in Italy's artistic circles. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author James, Henry, 1843-1916
Title Roderick Hudson
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roderick_Hudson
Credits Produced by Judy Boss and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 72.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Subject Rome (Italy) -- Fiction
Subject Americans -- Italy -- Fiction
Subject Sculptors -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 176
Release Date
Last Update Jan 28, 2021
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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