Abstract
This essay explores perceptions about longevity in relation to middle-aged women in James’s works. For them, the personal effects of aging are in continual flux and appear a product of middle-age’s indeterminacy. Whether seeking a younger replacement ( Portrait ) or appearing twenty-five years old ( The Sacred Fount ), the novels’ middle-aged women are depicted as appropriating the youth of those closest to them in order to benefit from this valuable resource.
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