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Authors: Ruth Goetz and Augustus Goetz, based on Henry James's 1881 novel Washington Square

Time Period: 1850s

Setting: A wealthy home in Washington Square, NYC

Summary: Catherine Sloper, the shy, young daughter of a rich, distant widower, falls desperately in love with a dashing gold digger only to be betrayed and left to grow old alone. A story about love, betrayal and revenge.