When Beale and Ida Farange divorce, the court decrees that their only child, the very young Maisie, will shuttle back and forth between them, spending six months of the year with each. The parents … See more

What Maisie Knew has attained a fairly strong critical position in the Jamesian canon. Edmund Wilson was one of many critics who admired both the book's technical proficiency and its … See more

A major theme of the novel is that of childhood innocence. Despite the dissolute and morally corrupt nature of her parents, the eponymous Maisie Farange retains an innocent perception of respect and love; she is an incorruptible figure in a corrupt world. The adults … See more

• Cargill, Oscar (1961). The Novels of Henry James. New York: Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-02-842540-5.
• Jeffers, Thomas L. (2005). Apprenticeships: The Bildungsroman from Goethe to … See more

• James, Henry (1908). What Maisie Knew (New York Edition, including the author's preface ed.) – via State University of New York at New Paltz. See more