Penguin Modern Classics edition of The Europeans, originally published in 1878. This Penguin edition was first issued in 1964, with this copy printed in Great Britain. A short novel set in New England, the story explores the cultural contrast between European sophistication and American Puritan restraint; a theme that became central to much of Henry James’s later work. Paperback copy. Covers show visible age-related wear, creasing and rubbing, particularly to edges and corners. Pages display toning consistent with age but remain readable and intact.