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The Wings Of The Dove (Classic Serial)
- Narrator
- Lyndsey Marshal
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Publish Date
- 1 May 2013
- Run Time
- 2 hours 49 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- Henry James and Dramatised By Linda Marshall Griffiths
- Narrator
- Lyndsey Marshal
- Duration
- 2 hours 49 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 May 2013
- ISBN
- 9781471345111
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general
Synopsis
By Henry James Dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths. Episode 1: Kate and Merton need money. Milly needs love. How far will they go to get what they want? Kate Croy is in love with Merton Densher; a poor writer. Her rich aunt Maud disapproves. Maud has offered Kate a wealthy existence but if Kate chooses to marry Merton she risks losing it all. When American Heiress Milly Theale steps into her London society, Kate sees a way out. Episode 2: Milly confides in Kate that she believes herself to be gravely ill and Kate begins to see a way for her and Merton to have a future. When Merton returns to London, Kate sets out to bring her lover and her friend together. With Kate's assurances that there is nothing between them, Milly allows herself to hope that Merton may be the one great passion in her short life.Episode 3. Milly, now gravely ill, is staying in Venice. Kate's plan to bring Merton and Milly together is gaining pace. But Merton begins to realise that his own feelings for Milly are much deeper than he knew. Lord Mark's arrival threatens everything and Merton and Kate aren't prepared for the consequences. Will Milly change their lives irrevocably? Starring Anna Maxwell Martin, Lyndsey Marshall and full cast.Starring Lyndsey Marshall and full cast. Directed by Nadia Molinari.
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