One of the most instantly appealing of James\'s early masterpieces, Washington Square is a tale of a trapped daughter and domineering father, a quiet tragedy of money and love and innocence betrayed.
Out of this classic confrontation.
He will not consent to the marriage, regardless of the cost to his daughter.
Catherine Sloper, heiress to a fortune, attracts the attention of a good-looking but penniless young man, Morris Townsend, but her father is convinced that his motives are merely mercenary.
One of the most instantly appealing of James\'s early masterpieces, Washington Square is a tale of a trapped daughter and domineering father, a quiet tragedy of money and love and innocence betrayed