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It was a regular custom with the family in Washington Square to go and spend Sunday evening at Mrs. Almond’s. On the Sunday after the conversation I have just narrated, this custom was not intermitted and on this occasion, towards the middle of the evening, Dr. Sloper found reason to withdraw to the library, with his brother-in-law, to talk over a matter of business.
Washington Square by Henry James. W ashington Square is a simple story. Even for those who haven’t read it I’ll spoil nothing by revealing it is about a woman who nearly gets engaged.
24 de fev. de 2024 · Washington Square is a short novel by Henry James. Originally published in 1880 as a serial in Cornhill Magazine and Harper's New Monthly Magazine, it is a structurally simple tragicomedy that recounts the conflict between a dull but sweet daughter and her brilliant, domineering father. The plot of the novel is based upon a true story told to ...
'Washington Square is perhaps the only novel in which a man has successfully invaded the feminine field and produced work comparable to Jane Austen's,' said Graham Greene. Inspired by a story Henry James heard at a dinner party, Washington Square tells how the rakish but idle Morris Townsend tries to win the heart of heiress Catherine Sloper against the objections of her father.
Henry James nos brinda una obra magistral, en la que la complejidad de los personajes y la profundidad de la trama nos cautivan desde la primera página. Consideraciones Finales Washington Square es una novela imprescindible para los amantes de la literatura clásica y contemporánea, que nos brinda un profundo análisis de la sociedad neoyorquina del siglo XIX a través de los ojos de sus ...
Henry James, Jr., OM ( Nova Iorque, 15 de abril de 1843 — Londres, 28 de fevereiro de 1916) foi um escritor nascido nos Estados Unidos e naturalizado britânico. Uma das principais figuras do realismo na literatura do século XIX. Autor de alguns dos romances, contos e críticas literárias mais importantes da literatura de língua inglesa.
Washington Square by Henry James. CHAPTER I During a portion of the first half of the present century, and more particularly during the latter part of it, there flourished and practised in the city of New York a physician who enjoyed perhaps an exceptional share of the consideration which, in the United States, has always been bestowed upon ...
