Description
Washington Square (1881), by Henry James, tells the story of Catherine Sloper, the plain, obedient daughter of the widowed, well-to-do Dr. August Sloper of Washington Square. When a handsome, feckless man-about-town proposes to Catherine, her father forbids the marriage because he believes the man to be after Catherine's fortune and future inheritance. The conflict between father, daughter, and suitor provokes consequences in the lives of all three that make this story one of James's most piercingly memorable.
Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
240 pages
Language
English
Published
Oct 15, 1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Editions
576 editions
ISBN-10
0192835181
ISBN-13
9780192835185