Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    What Maisie Knew
    What Maisie Knew
    What Maisie Knew
    Audiobook11 hours

    What Maisie Knew

    Written by Henry James

    Narrated by Juliet Stevenson

    4/5

    ()

    Switch to ebook

    About this audiobook

    Following a violent and messy divorce, young Maisie Farange floats back and forth between her parents, Beale and Ida, who use her as a weapon to torment each other in their ongoing, internecine war. Eventually the parents both remarry, and it becomes clear that the new spouses care more for Maisie than her own parents. Beale and Ida soon embark on a series of extramarital affairs, leaving Maisie in the care of the new step-parents, who begin their own affair with each other. What Maisie Knew is a remarkable tour de force from James's late-middle period, and an insightful look at the psyche of a child who is thrust into the adult world of drama and failed relationships.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNaxos Audiobooks
    Release dateJun 1, 2019
    ISBN9781781982068
    Author

    Henry James

    Henry James (1843-1916), the son of the religious philosopher Henry James Sr. and brother of the psychologist and philosopher William James, published many important novels including Daisy Miller, The Wings of the Dove, The Golden Bowl, and The Ambassadors.

    Related to What Maisie Knew

    Related audiobooks

    Classics For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Re-Covered: The Mischief

      Dec 2, 2019

      Re-Covered: The Mischief
      8 min read

    • Article

      The best-ever ROMANCES

      Jan 7, 2021

      The best-ever ROMANCES
      2 min read

    • Article

      Where To Start With: Zadie Smith

      May 27, 2022

      Zadie Smith made a splash in the literary scene at the turn of the millennium with her debut novel White Teeth. She has since written everything from short stories to playscripts, and made headlines earlier this year when she sang with the BBC Sympho

      3 min read

    • Article

      Now There’s No Doubt Meghan And Harry Had To Leave

      Mar 8, 2021

      A seldom remembered fact about the royal family is that, before the death of Princess Diana, it was not normal to be interested in them. Tabloids were fascinated, but it was more of a convention than news – like a splash about tomatoes causing cancer

      6 min read

    • Article

      The Only Rule

      Jul 13, 2020

      There is only one rule in polite English society, but it is iron clad. Of course, polite English society is a fiction. For one thing, its members are rarely polite. Politeness is for the middle classes rather than those who live off ancestral acres o

      5 min read

    • Article

      The Bridle

      Oct 10, 2021

      Saliva pooled on her tongue beneath the rusty depressor. She endured a constant urge to swallow, afraid of choking on her own fluids. The taste of metal and blood are so akin, it is easy to mistake one for the other. This early in the day, blood was

      11 min read

    • Article

      A Bloody Grand Finale

      Apr 13, 2023

      A Bloody Grand Finale
      4 min read

    • Article

      Salem Witch Trials

      Jan 31, 2024

      Salem Witch Trials
      8 min read

    • Article

      Hot Right Now!

      Aug 12, 2021

      Alice Gunnersley and Alfie Mack sleep just a few feet apart from one another. They talk for hours every day yet they’ve never seen each other face-to-face. After both being in terrible accidents, they share the same ward as long-term hospital residen

      2 min read

    • Article

      Book Club

      Jul 20, 2022

      Book Club
      5 min read

    • Article

      Differences Between Man And Woman

      Apr 22, 2019

      Is it enough to change laws, institutions, customs, public opinion, and the whole social context, for men and women to become truly equal? “Women will always be women,” say the sceptics. Other seers prophesy that in casting off their femininity they

      9 min read

    • Article

      Deniable Dishonesty

      Oct 14, 2019

      Deniable Dishonesty
      2 min read

    • Article

      THE BLACK SPIDER Part Two

      Oct 30, 2019

      THE BLACK SPIDER Part Two
      25 min read

    • Article

      Book Club

      Sep 14, 2023

      Book Club
      5 min read

    • Article

      The Salem Witch Trials

      Oct 29, 2020

      The Salem Witch Trials
      9 min read

    • Article

      Discarded Wraith Of Apartheid

      Apr 13, 2024

      It’s been years since I read a book that strained the Likability Principle as viscerally as Karen Jennings’ new book, Crooked Seeds. Her previous novel, An Island, was longlisted for the Booker Prize, but I fear the more I tell you about Crooked Seed

      2 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for What Maisie Knew

    4/5

    16 ratings1 review

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 5/5
      A masterful telling of a truly riveting story! It makes me want to read more books by Henry James and listen to more books narrated by this particular narrator.