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Nicholas Dormer leaves his marriage and his career in Parliament to become a painter of portraits. Miriam Rooth, an actress and the tragic muse of the title, encourages him. Peter Sherringham, a suave diplomat, and Gabriel Nash, a philosopher, also play major roles in this classic novel, which is set in London and Paris.
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About Henry James
Henry James (1843–1916), American novelist, short-story writer, and man of letters, was born in Washington Place, New York, to a family of distinguished philosophers and theologians. He attended schools in New York, Boston, and throughout Europe, where he later settled. A major figure in the history of the novel, he is celebrated as a master craftsman who brought his great art and impeccable technique to bear in the development of abiding moral themes.