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Washington Square follows the coming-of-age of its plain-faced, kindhearted heroine, Catherine Sloper. Much to her father's vexation, a handsome opportunist named Morris Townsend woos the long-suffering heiress, intent on claiming her fortune. When Catherine stubbornly refuses to call off her engagement, Dr. Sloper forces Catherine to choose between her inheritance and the only man she will ever truly love. Cynthia Ozick, in her Introduction to what she calls Henry James's "most American fiction," writes that "every line, every paragraph, every chapter [of Washington Square] is a fleet-footed light brigade, an engine of irony." Precise and understated, this charming novel endures as a matchless study of New York in the mid-nineteenth century.
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“Henry James is as solitary in the history of the novel as Shakespeare is in the history of poetry.” —Graham Greene
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- PublisherG. K. Hall
- Publication date1980
- ISBN 10 081613071X
- ISBN 13 9780816130719
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages376
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Macmillan Reference USA, 1980
ISBN 10: 081613071X
ISBN 13: 9780816130719
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. "When timid and plain Catherine Sloper acquires a dashing and determined suitor, her father, convinced that the young man is nothing more than a fortune-hunter, decides to put a stop to their romance. Torn between a desire to win her father's approval and passion for the first man who has ever declared his love for her, Catherine faces an agonizing choice, and eventually becomes all too aware of the restrictions that others seek to place on her freedom. James's novel interweaves the public and private faces of nineteenth-century New York society, and is also a study of innocence destroyed."--BOOK JACKET. Former library book. Mylar protector included. Binding is very loose. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library. Seller Inventory # 123664086
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