First Things RSS Feed - Bryan Berry https://www.firstthings.com/author/bryan-berry en-us Copyright 2025 First Things. All Rights Reserved. ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:51:30 -0500 https://d2201k5v4hmrsv.cloudfront.net/img/favicon-196.png First Things RSS Feed Image https://www.firstthings.com/rss/author/bryan-berry 60 Henry James and the Heavenly Light https://www.firstthings.com/article/2006/11/henry-james-and-the-heavenly-light https://www.firstthings.com/article/2006/11/henry-james-and-the-heavenly-light Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 The Golden Bowl was Henry James’ final novel—and it remains the most morally challenging of his tales. The 1904 book tells the story of an American heiress named Maggie Verver who marries Amerigo, an Italian prince. But she is deceived about Amerigo’s past love affair with Charlotte Stant, who later marries Maggie’s father, Adam, a wealthy art collector.

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