The Europeans
by JAMES, Henry
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Preceded by the London edition. Flyleaf sequence D. EDEL & LAURENCE A7b. BAL 10537.
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
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
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56455
- Title
- The Europeans
- Author
- JAMES, Henry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton, Osgood and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1879
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature Before 1900;
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