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When wealthy Rowland Mallet first sees a sculpture by Roderick Hudson, he is astounded and pronounces it to be a work of genius, and is equally entranced by the sculptor's beauty, spirit and charisma. Wishing to give the impoverished artist the opportunity to develop his talent, he takes Roderick from America to Rome, where he becomes the talk of the city. But Roderick soon loses his inspiration and Rowland loses control of his protege, while both fall in love with women they cannot ever have. Can Roderick be saved from the path to self-destruction he seems set on? One of Henry James's first novels, "Roderick Hudson" (1875) is a compelling depiction of the artistic temperament and of a young man who, like Icarus, flies too close to the sun.

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Book category Books in English Fiction & related items Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

• Full title: Roderick Hudson
• Author: Henry James
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400
• EAN: 9780140432640
• ISBN: 0140432647
• ID: 04023995
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Weight: 278 g
• Dimensions: 198 × 131 × 19 mm
• Date of publishing: 27. March 1986

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