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James Henry - Washington Square - Paperback
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Description: She will do as I have bidden her. Catherine Sloper is heiress to a fortune and the social eminence associated with Washington Square. She attracts the attention of a good - looking but penniless young man Morris Townsend. His suit is encouraged by Catherine's romantically - minded aunt Mrs Penniman but her father a clever physician is convinced that his motives are merely mercenary. He will not consent to the marriage regardless of the cost to his daughter. Out of this classic confrontation Henry James fashioned one of his most deftly searching shorter fictions. First published in 1880 but set some forty years earlier in a pre - Civil War New York the novel reflects ironically on the restricted world in which its heroine is marooned seating herself at its close 'for life as it were'. In his introduction Adrian Poole reflects on the book's gestation and influences the significance of place and the insight with which the four prinicipal players are drawn. The edition includes an account of the real - life tale that sparked James's imaginative genius. About THE Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up - to - date bibliographies for further study and much more.
Title: Washington Square
Author(s): James Henry, Poole, Adrian (Professor Of English Literature, University Of Cambridge)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199559190
Pages: 224 Pages
Publication Date: 11/5/2010
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Category: Classic Fiction
Description: She will do as I have bidden her. Catherine Sloper is heiress to a fortune and the social eminence associated with Washington Square. She attracts the attention of a good - looking but penniless young man Morris Townsend. His suit is encouraged by Catherine's romantically - minded aunt Mrs Penniman but her father a clever physician is convinced that his motives are merely mercenary. He will not consent to the marriage regardless of the cost to his daughter. Out of this classic confrontation Henry James fashioned one of his most deftly searching shorter fictions. First published in 1880 but set some forty years earlier in a pre - Civil War New York the novel reflects ironically on the restricted world in which its heroine is marooned seating herself at its close 'for life as it were'. In his introduction Adrian Poole reflects on the book's gestation and influences the significance of place and the insight with which the four prinicipal players are drawn. The edition includes an account of the real - life tale that sparked James's imaginative genius. About THE Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up - to - date bibliographies for further study and much more.
Title: Washington Square
Author(s): James Henry, Poole, Adrian (Professor Of English Literature, University Of Cambridge)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199559190
Pages: 224 Pages
Publication Date: 11/5/2010
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Category: Classic Fiction
