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An incomparable Henry James novel in a new edition

Eugenia, an expatriated American, is the morganatic wife of a German prince, who is about to reject her in favor of a state marriage. With her artist brother Felix Young she travels to Boston to visit relatives she has never before seen, in hopes of making a wealthy marriage... Read Full Overview

A brilliant and sophisticated satire of manners and morals in the best Jamesian tradition, 'The Europeans', one of James's most popular and optimistic novels, has at its center an expatriated American raised in Europe who, determined to find a new husband, flees from her crumbling... Read Full Overview

Complete and unabridged paperback edition.

First published in 1878.

The Europeans by Henry James tells the tale of two European siblings shifting from the old to the new world. Eugenia Munster and Felix Young, since their early childhood, have lived in Europe, moving from France to Italy and from Spain to Germany. A classic tale, one of Henry... Read Full Overview

Eugenia, an American expatriate brought up in Europe, arrives in rural New England with her charming brother Felix, hoping to find a wealthy second husband after the collapse of her marriage to a German prince.

Their exotic, sophisticated airs cause quite a stir with... Read Full Overview

The Cambridge Edition of the Complete Fiction of Henry James provides, for the first time, a scholarly edition of a major writer whose work continues to be read, quoted, adapted and studied. James's The Europeans gently satirizes both early nineteenth-century New England society... Read Full Overview

Eugenia, an expatriated American, is the morganatic wife of a German prince, who is about to reject her in favor of a state marriage. With her artist brother Felix Young she travels to Boston to visit relatives she has never before seen, in hopes of making a wealthy marriage... Read Full Overview

Europeans. A sketch (1878). This book, "Europeans", by Henry James, is a replication of a book originally published before 1878. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.

Henry James was an American-born British writer who became one of the most influential writers and critics of the late 19th century, particularly in regard to the literary movement known as Realism. A forerunner of writers like James Joyce, much of Henry James' works were written... Read Full Overview