The Golden Bowl
British and American novelist, 1843–1916.
The Golden Bowl is a 1904 novel by Henry James.
On 3 of the 15 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Henry James
- First published
- 1904
- Length
- 210 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Love story, Class and society, Psychological
Is The Golden Bowl worth reading?
3 of the 15 best-of lists it could have made include it, among them 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library) and The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library, 1998) | No. 32 | See the list |
| The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian, 2026) | No. 52 | See the list |
| The 100 best novels written in English (The Guardian / Observer, 2015) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of The Golden Bowl
The edition we link to is the Penguin Classics paperback (2009), 210 pages.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics (paperback, 2009)
- Pages
- 210
- ISBN
- 9780141441276
How critics and readers rate The Golden Bowl
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 27% of the points available on critics' lists, against 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like The Golden Bowl
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