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Part 1: “Book First” - Part 2: “Book Second”

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Part 3: “Book Third” - Part 4: “Book Fourth”

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Part 5: “Book Fifth” - Part 6: “Book Sixth”

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Part 7: “Book Seventh” - Part 8: “Book Eighth”

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Part 9: “Book Ninth” - Part 10: “Book Tenth”

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Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of terminal illness and death. The main characters in The Wings of the Dove can be understood as three sets of complementary and opposing pairs: Maud and Susan, Milly and Kate, and Densher and Lord Mark. These characters serve as foils for one another: Their similarities heighten the differences between them.