\u003cp\u003eOne of Henry James's most engaging and emotionally affecting novels \u003cem\u003eWashington Square\u003c/em\u003e tells the story of Catherine Sloper a plain and unassuming young woman living with her wealthy father Dr. Austin Sloper in New York City in the 1840s. She meets and falls in love with Morris Townsend a charming but penniless suitor. Her father strongly disapproves of the match believing Morris to be a fortune hunter only interested in Catherine's inheritance. Catherine resists her father and a battle of will ensues which James describes with brilliant wit satiric skill and psychological insight. \u003cem\u003eWashington Square\u003c/em\u003e is a profound and deeply moving novel about romantic love family duty and a young woman's painful journey to self-realization. This Warbler Classics edition includes a new introduction and notes by William E. Cain as well as a detailed biographical timeline and suggestions for further reading.\u003c/p\u003e
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