Hyacinth Robinson, an orphan, is raised by the spinster, Mrs Pynset, in lower-class London. He becomes influenced by the anarchist movement and pledges his life... » 

Hyacinth Robinson, an orphan, is raised by the spinster, Mrs Pynset, in lower-class London. He becomes influenced by the anarchist movement and pledges his life to the cause. When he meets the Princess Casamassima, separated from her wealthy Italian husband, he sees in her a kindred spirit. «