· The ideal of quiet and of genteel retirement, in , was found in Washington Square, where the Doctor built himself a handsome, modern, wide-fronted house, with a big balcony before the drawing-room windows, and a flight of marble steps ascending to . Washington Square Summary. Dr. Austin Sloper, a socially prominent widower, a clever man, and a skilled physician, flourishes in New York City in the s. Some years ago, Dr. Sloper had lost his beloved wife, Catherine Harrington Sloper, and a little boy; he is left with his disappointing daughter, Catherine Sloper, who is plain, modest, and. Oscar-Winning Adaptation. Washington Square is one of the more frequently adapted of Henry James’s works, the most popular version being The Heiress, a film adaptation starring Olivia de Havilland as Catherine Sloper and Montgomery Clift as Morris Townsend. The film won four Academy Awards.
Washington Square. By. Henry James. 0 (0 Reviews) Published: Pages: 0. Downloads: 4, Share This. Washington Square. By. Henry James. 0 (0 Reviews) Free Download. The Beldonald Holbein by Henry James Download Read more. A Bundle of Letters. A Bundle of Letters by Henry James Download Read more. In the Cage. So of course I'm delighted to conclude our series with James's novella Washington Square. It's not my favorite book by James. It wasn't James's, either. In his introduction to The New York Stories of Henry James, Colm Tóibín quotes a letter the young writer sent on the eve of publication. The tale is, James writes, "a poorish. Title: Washington Square Author: Henry James Release Date: Janu [eBook #] [This file was first posted on September 5, ] Language: English Character set encoding: ISOUS (US-ASCII) ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK WASHINGTON SQUARE***.
Washington Square Summary. Dr. Austin Sloper, a socially prominent widower, a clever man, and a skilled physician, flourishes in New York City in the s. Some years ago, Dr. Sloper had lost his beloved wife, Catherine Harrington Sloper, and a little boy; he is left with his disappointing daughter, Catherine Sloper, who is plain, modest, and. Washington Square is a short novel by Henry James. 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 defenseless and loving daughter. First serialized in Harper's Magazine in , Washington Square is one of Henry James ' most famous (and most accessible) novels. In , Washington Square was published in novel form the same year that Portrait of a Lady was published. Unlike much of Henry James' work (for example, Daisy Miller or The Ambassadors), Washington Square is a thoroughly American novel: the characters are American as is the setting.
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