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A wonderful, short classic.
My first by Henry James , hopefully not the last .
The most wonderful thing here was how Catherine grew as a character . I thought her to be weak and whiny initially , but slowly and steadily she challenged me , and towards the end she was a giant presence .
Her aunt , Mrs Penniman was one of the weakest characters I encountered ever , and she was positively loathsome in a toadish way .
Another person whom I started disliking initially , then liking and then again disliki ...more
My first by Henry James , hopefully not the last .
The most wonderful thing here was how Catherine grew as a character . I thought her to be weak and whiny initially , but slowly and steadily she challenged me , and towards the end she was a giant presence .
Her aunt , Mrs Penniman was one of the weakest characters I encountered ever , and she was positively loathsome in a toadish way .
Another person whom I started disliking initially , then liking and then again disliki ...more
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For some reason I wanted to read some Henry James. A glimpse into a long-ago world.
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