The novel tells that in London on the first page of the twentieth century, Merton Densher and Kate Croy love each other. Kate appreciates Morton's handsomeness, humor and wisdom. However, the wedding of the two was delayed repeatedly because Morton was not financially rich. At the same time, Milly Theale, a wealthy but seriously ill American, traveled across oceans to Europe to spend the last time of her life. Millie inherited a huge inheritance and was very wealthy. The seriously ill New Yorker, accompanied by her Boston writer friend, began life in London, and secretly admired Morton, whom he belonged to. When she learned that her "groom-to-be" was loved by such a wealthy woman, Kate had a plan to make a living. That is to cover up the love relationship between him and Morton, let her boyfriend marry the seriously ill Millie first, and deceive Millie into marrying herself after the considerable inheritance left by her death. After the death of the kind and benevolent Millie ("White Dove"), as Kate had wished, she left the legacy to Morton. In addition, the main characters in the play include Kate's stubborn aunt Maud, Milly's close friend Mrs. Stringham and the doctor Sir Luke Strett.
Henry's "The Wings of the Pigeon" is one of his masterpieces of "psychological realism" writing. "The Wings of the Pigeon" also follows the usual plot in his works. The kind and innocent heroine is deceived, betrayed and wronged by those hypocrites and moral high-level social elites. As for Europe and the United States, the comparison and description of the two worlds, the new and the old, are also the author's customary methods. The film has been adapted into film and television works many times, including two adaptations by the BBC in 1963 and 1965. Among the 100 best English novels of the 20th century selected by Random House in 1996, Henry personally accounted for three.
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