Europe (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Henry James
- First Published: 1899
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: The late nineteenth century
- Setting: Brookridge, Massachusetts
- Principal Characters: The narrator, His sister-in-law, Mrs. Rimmle, Rebecca, Jane, Maria Rimmle
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: Mothers, Parents and children, Traveling or travelers, Nineteenth century, Europe or Europeans, New England, Women, Health, Widows or widowers, Vacations, Aging
- Locales: Massachusetts, Brookridge, MA
The Story
The unnamed narrator has had a long acquaintance with a family of women. Mrs. Rimmle, the elderly widowed matriarch of the family, controls the lives of her three soon-to-be-old daughters by preventing their much-anticipated trip to Europe—a trip that she and her husband enjoyed in the distant past. The narrator, who is familiar with European culture, encourages the daughters, Becky, Jane, and Maria Rimmle, to make the journey, but soon perceives that their mother is subtly intent on preventing it, using her poor health as an excuse. It is commonly believed that...
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