{"product_id":"washington-square-paperback-1","title":"Washington Square - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenry James\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Cunningham\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by), \u003cb\u003eMona Simpson\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack when New York was still young, so was heiress Catherine Sloper. A simple, plain girl, she grew up in opulence with a disappointed father and a fluttery aunt in a grand house on Washington Square. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnter Morris Townsend, a handsome charmer who assures Catherine he loves her for herself and not for her money. But Catherine's revered father sees in Townsend what she cannot. Now, with her tearful aunt Penniman as his amusingly melodramatic ally, Townsend will present Catherine with the hardest choice of her young life.... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a New Introduction and an Afterword by Michael Cunningham, Author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hours\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSon of the religious philosopher Henry James Sr. and brother of the psychologist and philosopher William James, \u003cb\u003eHenry James\u003c\/b\u003e (1843-1916) was born in New York City and spent his early life in America; on and off he was taken to Europe, especially during the impressionable years from twelve to seventeen. After that he lived in Newport, went briefly to Harvard, and, in 1864, began to contribute both criticism and tales to magazines. Later, he visited Europe and began \u003ci\u003eRoderick Hudson.\u003c\/i\u003e Late in 1875, he settled in Paris, where he met Turgenev, Flaubert, and Zola and wrote \u003ci\u003eThe American\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1876, he moved to London, where two years later he achieved international fame with \u003ci\u003eDaisy Miller\u003c\/i\u003e. Other famous works include \u003ci\u003eThe Portrait of a Lady\u003c\/i\u003e (1881), \u003ci\u003eThe Princess Casamassima \u003c\/i\u003e(1886), \u003ci\u003eThe Aspern Papers\u003c\/i\u003e (1888), \u003ci\u003eThe Turn of the Screw\u003c\/i\u003e (1898), and three large novels: \u003ci\u003eThe Wings of the Dove\u003c\/i\u003e (1902), \u003ci\u003eThe Ambassadors\u003c\/i\u003e (1903), and \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Bowl\u003c\/i\u003e (1904). In 1905, he revisited the United States and wrote \u003ci\u003eThe American Scene\u003c\/i\u003e (1907). He also wrote many works of criticism and travel. Although old and ailing, he threw himself into the war effort in 1914. In 1915, a few months before his death, he became a British subject. In January 1916, King George V conferred the Order of Merit on him. He died in London, and his ashes were buried in the James family plot in Cambridge, Massachusetts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Cunningham\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four novels: \u003ci\u003eA Home at the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlesh and Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpecimen Days\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Hours\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the PEN Faulkner and Pulitzer prizes. His fiction has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 6.61 x 4.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Washington Square\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723963109439,"sku":"9780451416773","price":7.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d4d4d75fe29720c19e345244e8a8444c.webp?v=1765100983","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/washington-square-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}