A brand new gift hardback edition of Washington Square by Henry James, introduced by Colm Toibin, who examines the importance of James's childhood home, at nearby Washington Place, on the location and setting of this iconic New York novel.

"Perhaps the only novel in which a man has successfully invaded the feminine field and produced a work comparable to Jane Austen's.” Graham Greene

Henry James’ Washington Square is a classic tale of love, betrayal and stifling societal pressures, set in the heart of nineteenth-century New York. It has become one of his best-loved and most widely admired novels, inspiring writers, artists and playwrights for nearly 150 years.

This brand-new edition, published as a beautiful gift hardback, is also introduced by Colm Toibin, who is an expert in the life and works of Henry James and has re-examined the novel in light of the author’s connections to its New York setting. Toibin’s own bestselling novel about Henry James, The Master, was published in 2004, and is a powerful tribute to this author written from a novelist’s point of view.