| Washington Square Contributor(s): James, Henry (Author) |
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ISBN: 1723059331 ISBN-13: 9781723059339 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $7.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Family Life - General |
| Lexile Measure: 920 |
| Physical Information: 0.26" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.66 lbs) 122 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 76097 Reading Level: 7.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 11.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Washington Square by Henry James. Washington Square is a short novel by Henry James. Originally published in 1880 as a serial in Cornhill Magazine and Harper's New Monthly Magazine, it is a structurally simple tragicomedy that recounts the conflict between a dull but sweet daughter and her brilliant, unemotional father. The bitterest irony in the story is that Dr. Sloper, a brilliant and successful physician, is exactly right about Morris Townsend, and yet he is cruel to his defenceless and loving daughter. If the doctor had been incorrect in his appraisal of the worthless Townsend, he would be only a stock villain. As it is, the doctor's head functions perfectly but his heart has grown cold after the death of his beautiful and gifted wife. |