The Europeans: A sketch is a short novel by Henry James, published in 1878. It is essentially a comedy contrasting the behaviour and attitudes of two visitors from Europe with those of their relatives living in the 'new' world of New England. The novel first appeared as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly for July-October, 1878. James made numerous minor revisions for the first book publication
The Europeans: A sketch is a short novel by Henry James, published in 1878. It is essentially a comedy contrasting the behaviour and attitudes of two ...
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 marriage and travels to Boston with her younger brother. James presents the clash between European sophistication and New World innocence perfectly.
A brilliant and sophisticated satire of manners and morals in the best Jamesian tradition, 'The Europeans', one of James's most popular and optimistic...
