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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100192816837
ISBN-139780192816832
eBay Product ID (ePID)1305586
Product Key Features
Edition2
Book TitleEuropeans
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicClassics, American / General, Literary, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publication Year1985
FeaturesReprint
GenreLiterary Criticism, Fiction
AuthorHenry James
Book SeriesThe ^Aworld's Classics Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight3.2 Oz
Item Length7.2 in
Item Width4.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal813/.4
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisEugenia, 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. The men of Bostonsoon realize her deceitfulness, and she returns to Europe, feeling that her fortune-hunting scheme is impractical in unsusceptible America. Its wit, gaiety, and what Rebecca West calls its "clear sunlit charm" have made this masterly short novel the most popular of James's novels., This masterly short novel describes the meeting of family from American and Europe. Its wit, gaiety, and what Rebecca West calles its "clear sunlit charm" has made it the most popular of James's novels.