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The Europeans
by Henry James
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0140020705
- ISBN 13
- 9780140020700
- Seller
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Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Penguin, Middlesex, England, 1977. Paperback. Good. Paperback. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Penguin, Middlesex, England, 1977. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Edges of covers have moderate wear. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Pages are reasonably tanned. Previous owner's name in ink. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: 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 their affluent, God-fearing American cousins, the Wentworths and provoke the disapproval of their father, suspicious of foreign influences. The arrival of the frivolous, handsome Felix is especially enchanting to Gertrude Wentworth, who is struggling against her sombre puritan upbringing. One of Henry James's most optimistic novels, The Europeans (1878) is a subtle and gently ironic examination of manners and morals, deftly portraying the impact of Old World experience on New World innocence. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0140020705. ISBN/EAN: 9780140020700. Inventory No: 10024090.. 9780140020700
Synopsis
The Europeans concerns an expatriate American, Eugenia, and her artist brother, Felix Young. Eugenia is the morganatic wife of a German prince, but she is to be repudiated in favor of a state marriage; thus she leaves for Boston to make an appropriate match of her own.
Reviews
On Aug 26 2014, a reader said:
I enjoyed this book immensely. It blended the old and new world creatively. It's philosophical underpinnings were interesting. It was not a bestseller at the time, moreover, it probably is now. I like books that use the English Language in it's old form.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Manyhills Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10024090
- Title
- The Europeans
- Author
- Henry James
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0140020705
- ISBN 13
- 9780140020700
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Place of Publication
- Middlesex, England
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- BZDB5 Literature & Literary; The Europeans
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature & Literary;
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