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Roderick Hudson
- Author
- Henry James
- Narrator
- John Lescault
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 19 January 2016
- Run Time
- 14 hours 12 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
When impoverished American sculptor Roderick Hudson creates what is described as a work of genius, he is sent to Rome, where he becomes the talk of the city. But Roderick soon loses his inspiration and falls in love with a woman he’ll never be with. Now on a path to self-destruction, can he be saved from himself?
One of Henry James’ first novels, Roderick Hudson is a compelling depiction of an artist whose inflated ambition and temperament gets the better of him.
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- Author
- Henry James
- Narrator
- John Lescault
- Duration
- 14 hours 12 minutes
- Release Date
- 19 January 2016
- ISBN
- 9781504674713
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary
Synopsis
When impoverished American sculptor Roderick Hudson creates what is described as a work of genius, he is sent to Rome, where he becomes the talk of the city. But Roderick soon loses his inspiration and falls in love with a woman he’ll never be with. Now on a path to self-destruction, can he be saved from himself?One of Henry James’ first novels, Roderick Hudson is a compelling depiction of an artist whose inflated ambition and temperament gets the better of him.
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