Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts. A compelling blend of psychological observation, wit and compassion, The Princess Casamassima (1886) is one of Henry James's most deeply personal novels. The Princess Casamassima By: Henry James Narrated by: Flo Gibson Length: 19 hrs and 39 mins 3.8 (19 ratings) Try for 0.00 Pick 1 title (2 titles for Prime members) from our collection of bestsellers and new releases. He is horrified by the destruction that would be wreaked by revolution, but still believes he must honour his vow, and finds himself gripped in an agonizing and, ultimately, fatal dilemma. But when the Princess Casamassima - beautiful, clever and bored - takes him up and introduces him to her own world of wealth and refinement, Hyacinth is torn. Though formally published into both the English and American markets, it was sold only into the former. The 'New York Edition' The Princess Casamassima (London & New York: Macmillan & Co., 1921) In two volumes Volumes 10 and 11 of The Novels and Stories of Henry James, the first posthumous collection of James works. When Henry James chose to, as he did in The Princess Casamassima, he could write about the political. When Henry James chose to, as he did in The Princess Casamassima, he could write about the political turbulence of his era with astonishing excitement. Published on 22 October 1886, sold at 31/6. 'The Princess Casamassima' 2 in The Novels and Tales of Henry James 6 (New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1907). The Princess Casamassima by Henry James: 9780679406723 : Books. Drawn into a secret circle of radical politics he makes a rash vow to commit a violent act of terrorism. The Princess Casamassima (3 volumes, London & New York: Macmillan & Co., 1886) The first edition a single printing of 750 copies, bound in three volumes.
The illegitimate and impoverished son of a dressmaker and a nobleman, Hyacinth Robinson has grown up with a strong sense of beauty that heightens his acute sympathy for the inequalities that surround him.
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