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Henry James The Europeans

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The Europeans is a short novel by Henry James. 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 tale opens in Boston and New England in the middle of the 19th century, and describes the experiences of two European siblings shifting from the old to the new world. The two protagonists are Eugenia Munster and Felix Young, who since their early childhood have lived in Europe, moving from France to Italy and from Spain to Germany. In this last place, Eugenia entered into a Morganatic marriage with Prince Adolf of Silberstadt-Schreckenstein, the younger brother of the reigning prince who is now being urged by his family to dissolve the marriage for political reasons. Because of this, Eugenia and Felix decide to travel to America to meet their distant cousins, so that Eugenia may "seek her fortune" in the form of a wealthy American husband. All the cousins live in the countryside around Boston and spend a lot of time together. The first encounter with them corresponds to the first visit of Felix to his family. Mr Wentworth’s family is a puritanical one, far from the Europeans' habits. Felix is fascinated by the patriarchal Mr Wentworth, his son, Clifford, and two daughters, Gertrude and Charlotte. They spend a lot of time together with Mr. Robert Acton and his sister Lizzie, their neighbours. Eugenia’s reaction after this first approach differs from Felix’s. She is not really interested in sharing her time with this circle. She doesn’t like the Wentworth ladies and does not want to visit them frequently. In contrast, her brother is very happy to share his spare time with Charlotte and Gertrude, spending hours in their piazza or garden creating portraits of the two ladies. [mehr]

Stichwörter: the europeans, henry james, historical fiction, drama, american culture, european culture, character studies

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HENRY JAMES THE EUROPEANS

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Henry James, OM (15 April 1843 – 28 February 1916) was an American writer who spent most of [mehr]

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HENRY JAMES THE EUROPEANS

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Henry James, OM (15 April 1843 – 28 February 1916) was an American writer who spent most of [mehr]

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Henry James The Europeans

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Henry James, OM (15 April 1843 – 28 February 1916) was an American-British writer who spent most of [mehr]

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Charles White Early Australian History

Convict Life In New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, In Two Parts

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Early Australian History: Convict Life in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, in Two Parts by Charles White, first published in 1889. Series of Historical Sketches, upon Australian Colonization and Convict Life in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land. Van Diemen's Land was the original name used by most Europeans for the island of Tasmania, now part of Australia. The Dutch explorer Abel Tasman was the first European to land on the shores of Tasmania. In Tasmania, from beginnings of the darkest moral shade, and now that the old order has changed, beneficent and flourishing, from surroundings of the most favorable character—from conditions of private, social and public life of which any nation might be proud—look out upon the fast-fading picture of the past, and marvel exceedingly at the change. "Read me anything but history," said Walpole; "that is sure to be false." And a good many in Australia living at the present day would give plenty to create a distance for and hatred of colonial history. [mehr]

Stichwörter: History, Australia, Abel Tasman, Europeans, Colonisation, Convicts, Tasmania, Van Diemen, Charles White, Convict Life, Early Australian History, New South Wales

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James Richardson Travels in Morocco, Vol. 1.

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Policy of the Court of Morocco.--Its strength.--Diplomatic Intercourse with England.--Distrust of Europeans.--Commercial Relations. Morocco is the China of North [mehr]

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Joseph Conrad Nostromo: A Tale Of The Seaboard (Fiscle Part-Xii) Part 2

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John D. Shortridge Italian Harpsichord-Building in the 16th and 17th Centuries

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_The making of harpsichords flourished in Italy throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. The Italian instruments were of simpler [mehr]

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Francis Parkman The Jesuits In north America In the Seventeenth Century Part 1

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America, When It Became Known To Europeans, Was, As It Had Long Been, A Scene Of Wide-Spread Revolution. North And South, Tribe Was Giving Place To Tribe, Language To Language; For The Indian, Hopelessly Unchanging in respect To Individual And Social Development, Was, As Regarded tribal Relations And Local Haunts, Mutable As The Wind. In Canada And The Northern Section Of The United states, The Elements Of Change Were Especially Active. The Indian Population Which, In 1535, Cartier Found At Montreal And Quebec, Had Disappeared at The Opening of The Next Century, And Another Race Had Succeeded, In language And Customs Widely Different; While, In the Region Now Forming the State Of New York, A Power Was Rising to A Ferocious Vitality, Which, But For The Presence Of Europeans, Would Probably Have Subjected, Absorbed, Or Exterminated Every Other Indian Community East Of The Mississippi And North Of The Ohio. [mehr]

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Francis Parkman The Jesuits In north America In the Seventeenth Century Part 2

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America, When It Became Known To Europeans, Was, As It Had Long Been, A Scene Of Wide-Spread Revolution. North And South, Tribe Was Giving Place To Tribe, Language To Language; For The Indian, Hopelessly Unchanging in respect To Individual And Social Development, Was, As Regarded tribal Relations And Local Haunts, Mutable As The Wind. In Canada And The Northern Section Of The United states, The Elements Of Change Were Especially Active. The Indian Population Which, In 1535, Cartier Found At Montreal And Quebec, Had Disappeared at The Opening of The Next Century, And Another Race Had Succeeded, In language And Customs Widely Different; While, In the Region Now Forming the State Of New York, A Power Was Rising to A Ferocious Vitality, Which, But For The Presence Of Europeans, Would Probably Have Subjected, Absorbed, Or Exterminated Every Other Indian Community East Of The Mississippi And North Of The Ohio. [mehr]

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