Description: Further DetailsTitle: Washington SquareCondition: NewEAN: 9780199559190ISBN: 9780199559190Publisher: Oxford University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 11/11/2010Item Height: 195mmItem Length: 128mmItem Width: 12mmAuthor: Henry JamesLanguage: EnglishISBN-10: 0199559198Description: '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.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: FictionBook Series: Oxford World's ClassicsTopic: Classic FictionContributor: Adrian Poole (Edited by)Item Weight: 168gRelease Year: 2010 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Washington Square
Title: Washington Square
EAN: 9780199559190
ISBN: 9780199559190
Release Date: 11/11/2010
Release Year: 2010
ISBN-10: 0199559198
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Contributor: Adrian Poole (Edited by)
Edition: 2
Book Title: Washington Square
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Topic: General
Item Height: 0.5 in
Publication Year: 2010
Features: New Edition
Genre: Literary Criticism
Item Weight: 10.6 Oz
Item Length: 7.7 in
Author: Henry James
Item Width: 5 in
Book Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
