Washington Square
by Henry James
Publisher: Harper & Brothers 1880
ISBN/ASIN: 0307961427
Number of pages: 300
Description:
Washington Square is a searing portrait of selfishness, cruelty and manipulation that brings a radically new psychological depth to the traditional 19th century novel of manners. A story of hidden emotions, fear of breaking conventions, and hypocrisy resulting from those conventions.
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