This first scholarly edition of Washington Square, one of Henry James' most iconic works, presents a rare instance of an illustrated full-length text by James. Leading scholars undertake extensive annotation and contextualisation, provide a full introduction, and present a complete textual history, comparing the novel's serial and book publications.

General editors' preface; General chronology of James's life and writings; Introduction; Textual introduction; Chronology of composition and production; Bibliography; Washington Square; Glossary of foreign words and phrases; Notes; Textual variants; List of emendations; Appendices.