Roderick Hudson
by Henry James
1875
ISBN/ASIN: 0809596458
Number of pages: 482
Description:
Roderick Hudson is the story of the conflict between art and the passions; the title character is an American sculptor in Italy. Faltering in both his artistic ambitions and his personal relationships, he travels to Switzerland and dies there.
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