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The Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 4: 1,400 Headwords Washington Square Cassettes: American English
The Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 4 1400 Headwords Washington Square Cassettes American English Author:Henry James, Tricia Hedge 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 ... more »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 . . .« less