Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 544 James, Henry 1843 1916 What Maisie Knew E-text prepared by Eve Sobol, South Bend, Indiana, USA and revised by Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D. "What Maisie Knew" by Henry James is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story centers around a young girl named Maisie Farange, caught in the tumultuous aftermath of her parents' bitter divorce. As they battle over custody, she becomes a pawn in their ongoing conflicts, revealing the complexities of adult relationships through a child’s innocent perspective. The opening of the novel introduces us to a courtroom scene where the divorce and custody arrangements of Maisie are being discussed. The narrative highlights the inappropriate behaviors and attitudes of both parents, particularly as they prepare to share their daughter in a highly unconventional arrangement. Ms. Farange's mother is depicted as vain and resentful, while her father, Beale, is shown to be careless and dismissive. Maisie's sensitivity shines through as she seeks to navigate the emotional chaos inflicted upon her by her parents, baffled by their conflicting views. Though caught in the midst of adult grievances, she remains naive about the true nature of her situation, which foreshadows her journey of growing awareness and understanding in a world fraught with adult contradictions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Domestic fiction Governesses -- Fiction Bildungsromans Girls -- Fiction Remarried people -- Fiction Children of divorced parents -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 575766 2025-08-03T10:22:03.595914 text/html 580068 2020-12-30T07:43:48 text/html 291524 2025-08-03T10:22:12.656862 application/epub+zip 300003 2025-08-03T10:22:06.841957 application/epub+zip 282084 2025-08-03T10:22:05.590896 application/epub+zip 542991 2025-08-03T10:22:17.195827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520856 2025-08-03T10:22:11.867863 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491617 2022-09-04T04:38:40.967324 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 553303 2025-08-03T10:22:02.654919 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 553064 2020-12-30T07:43:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 553071 2020-12-30T07:43:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21453 2025-08-03T10:22:17.356812 application/rdf+xml 15319 2025-08-03T10:22:06.100890 image/jpeg 3870 2025-08-03T10:22:05.847874 image/jpeg 208330 2020-12-30T07:43:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 213271 2020-12-30T07:43:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 208293 2020-12-30T07:43:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 290363 2025-08-03T10:22:03.640909 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