Project Gutenberg 2009-07-19 Public domain in the USA. 776 James, Henry 1843 1916 The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wings_of_the_Dove Produced by James Adcock. Special thanks to The Internet Archive: American Libraries, and Project Gutenberg Australia "The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2" by Henry James is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative centers around Kate Croy, a young woman navigating the complexities of her familial responsibilities and personal desires in the context of social expectations. The story explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the struggle for autonomy, as Kate contemplates her duty to her family versus her own aspirations. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Kate as she waits for her father, Lionel Croy, who embodies chaos and failure. The scene paints a vivid picture of her frustrations and her inner turmoil regarding her family's diminished status and the burdens they impose on her. As Kate engages with her father, we sense the fraught dynamics of their relationship, marked by past disappointments and her father's aloofness. The conversation reveals her determination to support him, despite the emotional toll his attitudes take on her. This early framework sets the stage for Kate's ongoing challenges in balancing her familial duties with her desire for independence and happiness in a society that often imposes harsh judgments on women like her. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Venice (Italy) -- Fiction London (England) -- Fiction Young women -- Fiction Love stories Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Americans -- England -- Fiction Americans -- Italy -- Fiction Terminally ill -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 496064 2025-08-12T07:53:32.235208 text/html 492095 2022-10-12T08:13:40 text/html 266719 2025-08-12T07:53:39.865162 application/epub+zip 273586 2025-08-12T07:53:35.199186 application/epub+zip 253944 2025-08-12T07:53:34.080182 application/epub+zip 476516 2025-08-12T07:53:43.585155 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447830 2025-08-12T07:53:39.170164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418848 2022-09-13T15:27:34.117964 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475248 2025-08-12T07:53:31.586228 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 475142 2022-10-12T08:13:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 474977 2021-01-05T08:45:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21958 2025-08-12T07:53:43.718142 application/rdf+xml 12964 2025-08-12T07:53:34.572188 image/jpeg 2975 2025-08-12T07:53:34.324192 image/jpeg 179316 2022-10-12T08:13:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 183141 2022-10-12T08:13:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 179229 2021-01-05T08:45:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 263401 2025-08-12T07:53:32.278202 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia