It takes the average reader 3 hours and 45 minutes to read Henry James - Washington Square by Henry James
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The plot of Washington Square has the simplicity of old-fashioned melodrama: a plain-looking, good-hearted young woman, the only child of a rich widower, is pursued by a charming but unscrupulous man who seeks the wealth she will presumably inherit. On this premise, Henry James constructed one of his most memorable novels, a story in which love is answered with betrayal and loyalty leads inexorably to despair."-- from the Introduction by Peter ConnIn Washington Square (1880), Henry James reminisces about the New York he had known thirty years before as he tells the story of Catherine Sloper and her fortune-seeking suitor Morris Townsend. This perceptively drawn human drama is James' most accessible work and an enduring literary triumph.Includes a biography of the author.
Henry James - Washington Square by Henry James is 223 pages long, and a total of 56,419 words.
This makes it 75% the length of the average book. It also has 69% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 8 minutes to read Henry James - Washington Square aloud.
Henry James - Washington Square is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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