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1 online resource (1 audio file (21hr., 31 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Bowen Mordechai. |
| Summary |
Henry James conceived the character of Hyacinth Robinson, his "little presumptuous adventurer with his combination of intrinsic fineness and fortuitous adversity" while walking the streets of London. Brought up in poverty, Hyacinth has nevertheless developed aesthetic tastes that heighten his awareness of the sordid misery around him. He is drawn into the secret world of revolutionary politics and, in a moment of fervor, makes a vow that he will assassinate a major political figure. Soon after this, he meets the beautiful Princess Casamassima. Captivated by her world of wealth and nobility, art and beauty, Hyacinth loses faith in radicalism, 'the beastly cause'. But tormented by his belief in honor, he must face an agonizing, and ultimately tragic, dilemma. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Bookbinders -- England -- London -- 19th century -- Fiction.
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London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.
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Radicalism -- England -- 19th century -- Fiction.
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Assassination -- Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Mordechai, Bowen.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781669307464 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1669307468 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT14496053 |
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