Track | Chapter | Length |
01 | Chapter 01 | 9:31 |
02 | Chapter 02 | 14:54 |
03 | Chapter 03 | 12:13 |
04 | Chapter 4 | 15:20 |
05 | Chapter 05 | 12:16 |
06 | Chapter 06 | 16:04 |
07 | Chapter 07 | 10:07 |
08 | Chapter 08 | 12:40 |
09 | Chapter 09 | 13:07 |
10 | Chapter 10 | 10:35 |
11 | Chapter 11 | 11:36 |
12 | Chapter 12 | 12:19 |
13 | Chapter 13 | 4:28 |
14 | Chapter 14 | 20:22 |
15 | Chapter 15 | 13:23 |
16 | Chapter 16 | 13:49 |
17 | Chapter 17 | 8:44 |
18 | Chapter 18 | 14:21 |
19 | Chapter 19 | 8:52 |
20 | Chapter 20 | 12:50 |
21 | Chapter 21 | 9:29 |
22 | Chapter 22 | 11:19 |
23 | Chapter 23 | 12:35 |
24 | Chapter 24 | 13:10 |
25 | Chapter 25 | 14:00 |
26 | Chapter 26 | 9:13 |
27 | Chapter 27 | 11:12 |
28 | Chapter 28 | 13:22 |
29 | Chapter 29 | 13:47 |
30 | Chapter 30 | 23:33 |
31 | Chapter 31 | 8:47 |
32 | Chapter 32 | 15:36 |
33 | Chapter 33 | 8:40 |
34 | Chapter 34 | 11:25 |
35 | Chapter 35 | 15:44 |
Notes
Running Time: 7 hours 19 minutes
Read by: Dawn Murphy
Book Coordinator: Dawn Murphy
Meta Coordinator: David Barnes
Artwork
Cover: Washington Arch, Spring, 1893, by Childe Hassam (1859- 1935).
Inset: Cover of the first edition of Washington Square, 1880.
Inset: Henry James, by John Singer Sargent, date unknown.
Insert: Washington Square during winter, New York 1897, by Fernand Lungren.
Recordings
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Washington Square tells the classic story of the conflict of Dr. Austin Sloper, a brilliant, wealthy but unemotional physician, with his good-natured but ordinary daughter Catherine over her plans to marry Morris Townsend, a suitor that Sloper fears is after her money. He threatens to disinherit her in hopes of exposing Townsend’s intentions, but she persists, while Townsend senses a bluff and maintains the engagement while repeatedly deferring its fulfillment. The doctor takes Catherine on a grand European tour for a year in hopes of weakening her relationship with Townsend. The matter is discussed only twice, and when Catherine remains resolute her father displays a contempt that cuts deep and alienates Catherine for good. Upon their return Catherine informs Townsend of her father’s views and he at last withdraws, leaving Catherine disillusioned and destined for spinsterhood.
The story is based on a real life situation related to James by his friend actress Fanny Kemble. It was serialized in Cornhill Magazine and Harper’s New Monthly Magazine before release in book form in 1880. The novel is structurally simple and comparatively short, and is compared with Jane Austen in its clear, graceful style and focus on family relationships. It remains one of the most popular titles in the James oeuvre.
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Item Info | |
EAN - DVD case | 0683422134609 |
EAN - CD jacket | 0687700170785 |
Media | MP3 CD |
Package | DVD Box |
Author | Henry James (1844 - 1916) |
Year | 1880 |
Recording | |
Read by | Dawn Murphy |
Length | 7 hours and 19 minutes |
Washington Square
- Author: Henry James
- Product Code: DB-1060
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