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Washington Square by Henry James

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Washington Square
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Publisher: Harper & Brothers
ISBN/ASIN: 0307961427
Number of pages: 300

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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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