The Finer Grain by Henry James

The novel revolves around the complex relationships between two American cousins, Milly Theale and Kate Croy, who meet in Europe. Milly, a young woman with a mysterious illness, becomes infatuated with Kate's brother, Merton Densher, while Kate sees an opportunity to improve her financial situation by marrying him.

By Henry James · First published 1913 · Genre: Literary Fiction, Short Stories, Psychological Fiction · 21 chapters

Contents

• CHAPTER I
• CHAPTER I
• CHAPTER I
• CHAPTER I
• CHAPTER II
• CHAPTER II
• CHAPTER II
• CHAPTER II
• CHAPTER III
• CHAPTER III
• CHAPTER III
• CHAPTER III
• CHAPTER IV
• CHAPTER IV
• CHAPTER IV
• CHAPTER V
• CHAPTER V
• CHAPTER V
• CHAPTER VI
• CHAPTER VI
• CHAPTER VII

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• Four Meetings (1885)
• Roderick Hudson (1875)
• The American (1877)
• Confidence (1903)
• The Europeans (1878)
• Daisy Miller (1878)
• An International Episode (1867)
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