About the book
Back when New York was still young, so was heiress Catherine Sloper. A simple, plain girl, she grew up in opulence with a disappointed father and a fluttery aunt in a grand house on Washington Square.
Enter Morris Townsend, a handsome charmer who assures Catherine he loves her for herself and not for her money. But Catherine’s revered father sees in Townsend what she cannot. Now, with her tearful aunt Penniman as his amusingly melodramatic ally, Townsend will present Catherine with the hardest choice of her young life.…
With a New Introduction and an Afterword by Michael Cunningham, Author of The Hours
Editions of Washington Square
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780451416773
- EBook
- ISBN 9781101635568
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Back when New York was still young, so was heiress Catherine Sloper. A simple, plain girl, she grew up in opulence with a disappointed father and a fluttery aunt in a grand house on Washington Square.
Enter Morris Townsend, a handsome charmer who assures Catherine he loves her for herself and not for her money. But Catherine’s revered father sees in Townsend what she cannot. Now, with her tearful aunt Penniman as his amusingly melodramatic ally, Townsend will present Catherine with the hardest choice of her young life.…
With a New Introduction and an Afterword by Michael Cunningham, Author of The Hours
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What is Washington Square about?
Back when New York was still young, so was heiress Catherine Sloper. A simple, plain girl, she grew up in opulence with a disappointed father and a fluttery aunt in a grand house on Washington Square.
Enter Morris Townsend, a handsome charmer who assures Catherine he loves her for herself and not for her money. But Catherine’s revered father sees in Townsend what she cannot. Now, with her tearful aunt Penniman as his amusingly melodramatic ally, Townsend will present Catherine with the hardest choice of her young life.…
With a New Introduction and an Afterword by Michael Cunningham, Author of The Hours
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Washington Square?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre > Classic fiction: literary and general
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You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780451416773
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Washington Square?
Henry James
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Washington Square is available as paperback(ISBN 9780451416773) and ebook(ISBN 9781101635568)
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