Washington Square
Washington Square by Henry James, published by Penguin Books on May 30, 1963, is a reprint edition comprising 174 pages. This novel, set in New York, is part of James’s early work and explores the experiences of an innocent heiress who faces deception from a charming yet worthless suitor while navigating her loyalty to a distant father.
Readers will find a detailed examination of the complexities of relationships and the emotional struggles of the protagonist. The narrative delves into themes of innocence and betrayal, drawing parallels to other literary works that address similar dynamics. This edition invites readers to engage with the intricacies of American fiction as presented by one of its notable authors.
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Set in New York this closely constructed novel belongs to Henry James’s early period. Like The Portrait of a Lady it studies the plight of an innocent heiress who is deceived by the good looks and the charm of a worthless suitor; at the same time she is striving to be loyal to a cold and forbidding father.
“The delicate, feline Washington Square, perhaps the only novel in which a man has successfully invaded the feminine field and produced work comparable to Jane Austen’s” – Graham Greene in The Lost Childhood
“Washington Square is a “tale of silent suffering” that very obviously recalls Eugenie Grandet – to say which doesn’t mean that it isn’t a very fine original and very characteristic creation, fine in a way that is beyond Balzac” – F.R. Leavis in The Great Tradition
Source: back cover of this edition
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