Washington Square
By: Introduced by Louis S. Auchincloss. Illustrated by Lawrence Beall Smith
Contributors: Smith, Lawrence Beall, 1909-1995, illustrator
Publisher: Heritage Press
Published: 1971
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
Subjects: Fiction; Fathers and daughters; Young women
Description: The shy and sweet daughter of a well-to-do physician, Catherine Sloper seems destined for lifelong spinsterhood until the sudden appearance of a dashing suitor who proposes marriage. Her adored father suspects the would-be fiance of fortune-hunting and threatens her with disinheritance, forcing Catherine to choose between lover and father. Setting his novel in New York City of the 1840s, James masterfully explores the moral consequences of a tender heart's ruthless manipulation.