Washington Square / Henry James ; retold by Kieran McGovern.

By: McGovern, KieranContributor(s): James, Henry, 1843-1916. Washington SquareMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Oxford bookworms libraryStage 4Classics: Publisher: Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2008Description: 88 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN: 9780194791922 (pbk.); 0194791920 (pbk.)Subject(s): Washington Square (New York, N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction | Readers | Inheritance and succession -- Juvenile fiction | Fathers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction | Children of the rich -- Juvenile fiction | Young women -- Juvenile fiction | Courtship -- Juvenile fictionDDC classification: 428.64 LOC classification: PE1126.M346 | W374 2008Summary: When a handsome young man begins to court Catherine Sloper, she feels she is very lucky. She is a quiet, gentle girl, but neither beautiful nor clever; no one had ever admired her before, or come to the front parlour of her home in Washington Square to whisper soft words of love to her. But in New York in the 1840s young ladies are not free to marry where they please. Catherine must have her father's permission, and Dr. Sloper is a rich man. One day Catherine will have a fortune of 30,000 dollars a year...
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When a handsome young man begins to court Catherine Sloper, she feels she is very lucky. She is a quiet, gentle girl, but neither beautiful nor clever; no one had ever admired her before, or come to the front parlour of her home in Washington Square to whisper soft words of love to her. But in New York in the 1840s young ladies are not free to marry where they please. Catherine must have her father's permission, and Dr. Sloper is a rich man. One day Catherine will have a fortune of 30,000 dollars a year...

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