Washington Square
Fiction

Washington Square

by Henry James

"Washington Square" by Henry James is a novel written in 1880 about a plain, shy young woman caught between her wealthy father's disapproval and a charming suitor's romantic attention. When Catherine Sloper falls for the handsome Morris Townsend, her skeptical father suspects the man only wants her inheritance. What follows is a painful battle of wills that will test Catherine's loyalty, challenge her innocence, and ultimately force her to confront harsh truths about love, family, and betrayal in 1840s New York society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Originally issued 2001-10-01. Transcribed by Transcribed from the 1921 Macmillan and Co. edition by David Price. Proofed by Dimitri Papadopoulos, Lynn A. Weinberg, Stuart Bennett and Mary Willard. This work is in the public domain in the United States. Sourced from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2870).
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Washington Square

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