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James' novel featuring a complex and bizarre battle between two wives - the shy Maggie, who marries an Italian prince, and the prince's former mistress, who marries Maggie's widowed father. Determined to take back her lover, the brilliant Charlotte is nevertheless defeated by her rival.

Contains two novels by Henry James, including "Daisy Miller" in which an innocent yet bold American girl runs afoul of the European code of conduct at the turn of the twentieth century; and "Washington Square" in which Catherine Sloper, an heiress favored by neither beauty nor brilliance, finds herself torn between an attractive suitor and her adored father who believes the young man to be a fortune hunter. Includes an introduction and notes.