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Washington Square

By Henry James
Introduction by Martha Banta
Edited by Philip Horne and Martha Banta
Notes by Martha Banta

By Henry James
Introduction by Martha Banta
Edited by Philip Horne and Martha Banta
Notes by Martha Banta

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Dec 18, 2007 | ISBN 9780141441368

Washington Square by Henry James
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About Washington Square

A masterful novel of New York society by a champion of literary realism

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 her desire to win her father’s love and approval and her passion for the first man who has ever declared his love for her, Catherine faces an agonising dilemma, and becomes all too aware of the restrictions that others seek to place on her freedom. James’s masterly novel deftly interweaves the public and private faces of nineteenth-century New York society; it is also a deeply moving study of innocence destroyed.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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About Henry James

Henry James was born on April 15, 1843, on Washington Place in New York to the most intellectually remarkable of American families. His father, Henry James Sr., was a brilliant and eccentric religious philosopher; his brother was one of the… More about Henry James

Product Details

Category: Fiction Classics | Literary Fiction | Historical Romance | Regency Romance

Paperback | $9.00
Published by Penguin Classics
Dec 18, 2007 | 256 Pages | ISBN 9780141441368
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