The Tragic Muse Author:Henry James In this vivid, witty panorama of English life, James sets the world of art against the world of politics, beautifully interweaving the stories of three young people. Nick Dormer, who wants to paint portraits, is beginning a career as a Member of Parliament. Peter Sherringham, who has an amateur interest in the theatre, becomes a career diploma... more »t, assigned to a minor post far from the theatres of Europe. The lives of both are deeply affected when they meet Miriam Rooth, the bold, vibrant, ambitious girl who is wholly committed to art, to the stage -- the girl whom the two young men forever after call "The Tragic Muse."« less