false <![CDATA[Washington Square]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172030116m/133954.jpg 133954 117 With a new afterword by Michael Cunningham <br><br> What Catherine Sloper lacks in brains and beauty, she makes up for by being "very good." The handsome Morris Townsend would do anything to win her hand-even if it means pretending that he loves the homely ingénue, and cares nothing for her opulent wealth. 3319458 book 1880 Washington Square total:2319|5:446|4:872|3:719|2:223|1:59| 2319 8380 3043 211 5 8 false false Mon May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 09 09:57:20 -0800 2008 Mon May 26 10:35:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 3 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 14:16:27 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 14:20:37 -0700 2007
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The story is a melancholic one. It revolves around a young but rich daughter, Catherine, who has a lifelong devotion to a young man, ...more...]]> 3 1 true false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Dec 16 08:28:38 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 16 08:39:42 -0800 2007 The Aspern Papers when I was deep into my thesis on Byron and couldn't get through it. I tried to read Portrait of a Lady and found Isabel Archer annoying at best, although I couldn't quite describe why she irritated me so much. I abandon...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 09 09:31:13 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 11 09:59:37 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 22 17:23:30 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 04 19:03:46 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 26 10:49:56 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 26 11:01:06 -0700 2007
I kept thinking surely there are going to be some major plot twists, some sort of revelations or scandal to spice things up, or even some drastic unexpected course of action taken by someone or another... Instead the...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Sep 12 12:24:46 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 12:30:52 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Apr 20 12:40:13 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 13:43:12 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 12:40:13 -0700 2009 3 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 21 20:02:53 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 13:43:24 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 0 false true Tue Nov 03 14:04:09 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 14:32:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 14:25:58 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 14:28:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 09:06:09 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 09:07:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Jul 27 08:44:07 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 09:11:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 08:58:38 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 12:49:17 -0700 2009 This life had, however, a secret history as well as a public one.

I'm surprised to learn that James excluded 'Washington Square' from the New York Edition of his works; it strikes me as the best of the novels to precede 'The Portrait of a Lady' (although I haven't yet read 'The American' ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Apr 12 08:42:56 -0700 2007 Fri Apr 13 15:53:35 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Apr 03 08:32:32 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 18:41:04 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 08:32:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Dec 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 13:43:34 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 13:52:02 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 28 16:23:09 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 10:30:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=133954