Washington Square by Henry James - ISBN: 9780375761225
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Love, money, and family clash in old New York society.

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  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    3 March 2003

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Summary

Precise and understated, Washington Square endures as a matchless social study of New York in the mid-nineteenth century.

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…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780375761225
ISBN-10:0375761225
Author:Henry James, Cynthia Ozick
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Modern Library Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Edition:New edition
Release Date:3 March 2003
Weight:232g
Dimensions:201mm x 134mm x 16mm
Series:Modern Library Classics
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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

“Henry James is as solitary in the history of the novel as Shakespeare is in the history of poetry.” —Graham Greene

About The Author

Henry James

Cynthia Ozick, a recipient of a Lannan Award for fiction and a National Book Critics Circle winner for essays, is the author of Trust, The Messiah of Stockholm, The Shawl, and The Puttermesser Papers. She lives in New York.

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