What Maisie Knew - Henry James

What Maisie Knew - Henry James : With an Introduction by Pat Righelato, University of Reading Maisie Farange is the child of divorced parents who remarry and engage in adulterous affairs. Despite the sombre theme of childhood innocence exposed to a corrupt adult world, this novel is one of Henry James's comic masterpieces. The outrageous behavior of the characters on the seedy fringes of the English upper class is conveyed with wit and relish.