Washington Square: Introduction by Arthur Phillips (Everyman's

Washington Square: Introduction by Arthur Phillips (Everyman's Library Classics Series)

Washington Square is one of Henry Jamesâ€™s most appealing and popular novels, with the most straightforward plot and style of any of his works.

Set in the genteel New York of Jamesâ€™s early childhood, it is a tale of cruelty laced with comedy. Dr. Austin Sloper is a wealthy and domineering father who is disappointed in the unremarkable daughter he has produced; he dismisses her as both plain and simpleminded. The gentle and dutiful Catherine Sloper has always been in awe of her father, but when she falls in love with Morris Townsend, a penniless charmer whom Dr. Sloper accuses of being a fortune hunter, she dares to defy him and a battle of wills ensues that will leave her forever changed. Readers have long admired the way that the innocent Catherine, misled by her meddling aunt and mistreated by both her father and her lover, grows in strength and wisdom over the course of her ordeal.
Country USA
Brand Everyman's Library
Manufacturer Everyman's Library
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 0307961427_used
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2013-02-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780307961426

Washington Square: Introduction by Arthur Phillips (Everyman's Library Classics Series)