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The Works of Henry James, Vol. 24 (of 24): Washington Square; What Maisie Knew;

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Condition
Very Good: A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious ...
Artist
James, Henry
ISBN
9781662716676
Book Title
Works of Henry James, Vol. 24 (Of 24) : Washington Square; What Maisie Knew; Within the Rim
Book Series
Moon Classics Ser.
Publisher
Queenior LLC
Item Length
8.5 in
Publication Year
2020
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.4 in
Author
Henry. James
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Classics
Item Weight
30 oz
Item Width
5.5 in
Number of Pages
554 Pages

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Publisher
Queenior LLC
ISBN-10
1662716672
ISBN-13
9781662716676
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4050385353

Product Key Features

Book Title
Works of Henry James, Vol. 24 (Of 24) : Washington Square; What Maisie Knew; Within the Rim
Number of Pages
554 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Classics
Publication Year
2020
Genre
Fiction
Author
Henry. James
Book Series
Moon Classics Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
30 oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in

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Edition Description
Abridged edition
Synopsis
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, unemotional father. The plot of the novel is based upon a true story told to James by his close friend, British actress Fanny Kemble. The book is often compared with Jane Austen's work for the clarity and grace of its prose and its intense focus on family relationships. James was not a great fan of Washington Square. He tried to read it over for inclusion in the New York Edition of his fiction (1907-1909) but found that he could not, so the novel was not included. Readers, though, have sufficiently enjoyed the book to make it one of the more popular of James's works. Indeed, and has since been used in schools all over the world. The novel is told in the first person omniscient point of view, and the narrator often offers comments directly to the reader ("though it is an awkward confession to make about one's heroine, I must add she was something of a glutton", Chapter II) The novel begins at a distance from the characters, describing the background of the Sloper family. It then recounts in detail the story of Catherine's romance with Morris Townsend. When Morris jilts her, the focus shifts back to a long view. As the narrator puts it: "Our story has hitherto moved with very short steps, but as it approaches its termination it must take a long stride." The final few chapters are taken once more in short steps, ending with the striking vignette of Catherine's refusal of Morris. What Maisie Knew is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Chap-Book and (revised and abridged) in the New Review in 1897 and then as a book later that year. It tells the story of the sensitive daughter of divorced, irresponsible and narcissistic parents. The book follows the title character from earliest childhood to precocious maturity. When Beale and Ida Farange are divorced, the court decrees that their only child, the very young Maisie, will shuttle back and forth between them, spending six months of the year with each. The parents are immoral and frivolous, and they use Maisie to intensify their hatred of each other. Beale Farange marries Miss Overmore, Maisie's pretty governess, while Ida marries the likeable but weak Sir Claude. Maisie gets a new governess: the frumpy, somewhat ridiculous, but devoted Mrs. Wix. Both Ida and Beale soon cheat on their spouses; in turn, Sir Claude and the new Mrs. Farange begin an affair with each other. Maisie's parents abandon her and she becomes largely the responsibility of Sir Claude. Eventually, Maisie must decide if she wants to remain with Sir Claude and Mrs. Farange. In the book's long final section, set in France, the older (probably teenaged) Maisie struggles to choose between them and Mrs Wix, and concludes that her new parents' relationship will likely end as her biological parents' did. She leaves them and goes to stay with Mrs. Wix, her most reliable adult guardian., 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. What Maisie Knew is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Chap-Book and (revised and abridged) in the New Review in 1897 and then as a book later that year.

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