TY - BOOK AU - James,Henry TI - Watch and ward AV - PS PY - 2023/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Love stories KW - Mate selection -- Fiction KW - Guardian and ward -- Fiction N1 - First published in the Atlantic monthly, 1871; Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watch_and_Ward; Release date is 2023-12-08; Al Haines; Originally published; Boston: Houghton, Osgood and Company, 1878 N2 - "Watch and Ward" by Henry James is a novel first published as a serial in 1871. When wealthy Roger Lawrence adopts twelve-year-old Nora Lambert out of remorse, he secretly plans to marry her once she matures. But as Nora blossoms into a beautiful young woman, she finds herself drawn to other men, complicating Roger's designs. This melodramatic tale, which James later disowned, traces a controversial guardianship that transforms into romantic pursuit, complete with villains, rivals, and a climactic rescue in New York City. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://archive.org/details/watchward1878jame UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72355 ER -