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Washington Square: A Simple Tragicomedy
Contributor(s): James, Henry (Author)

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 ISBN: 1514827808     ISBN-13: 9781514827802
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
OUR PRICE: $6.26  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: July 2015
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Humorous - General
Lexile Measure: 920
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 7.01" W x 10" L (0.56 lbs) 138 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 76097
Reading Level: 7.2   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 11.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Washington Square - By Henry James - Dr. Austin Sloper, a wealthy and highly successful physician, lives in Washington Square, New York with his daughter Catherine. Catherine is a sweet-natured young woman who is a great disappointment to her father, being physically plain and, he believes, dull in terms of personality and intellect. His sister, Lavinia Penniman, a meddlesome woman with a weakness for romance and melodrama, is the only other member of the doctor's household. One day, Catherine meets the charming Morris Townsend at a party and is powerfully drawn to him. Townsend courts Catherine. Sloper strongly disapproves, believing Townsend to be a 'selfish idler' who is after Catherine's money alone. Penniman, however, regards the situation as romantic, and continually meddles in an attempt to bring the two together. When Townsend and Catherine announce their engagement, Sloper investigates Townsend's background, and believes him to be a parasitic spendthrift. Sloper forbids his daughter to marry Townsend, telling her that he will disinherit her if she does. Sloper largely intends this threat as a stratagem to flush Townsend out: if Townsend responds by breaking off the engagement, not only will Sloper have succeeded in preventing the marriage, but his assessment of Townsend's character will also be proven correct. Townsend, however, suspects that Sloper is bluffing, and that he will not leave his daughter penniless - indeed this question is left unanswered even to the reader. Townsend therefore continues the engagement, but repeatedly defers scheduling the wedding.
 
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