The Spoils of Poynton (Paperback)

by Henry James (Author), Bernard Richards (Editor)

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Paperback: 201 pages
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks; Reissue edition (Dec 9 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0199552487
ISBN-13: 978-0199552481
Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.2 x 1.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 182 g
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Mrs Gareth, widowed chatelaine of Poynton, is fighting to keep her house with its priceless objets d'art from her son Owen and his lovely, utterly philistine fiancee. When she discovers that her young friend and sympathizer Fleda Vetch is secretly in love with Owen, she thrusts her into the battle-line. The power struggle that ensues between the three women leaves Owen vacillating. What is at stake is not the mere possession of tables and chairs; it is, for Fleda, a conflict between aesthetic ideals, ethical imperatives, and her innermost feelings, in which she risks betraying, and being betrayed by, all that she holds most dear.

About the Author

Henry James (1843-1916), son of Henry James Sr. and brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James, was an American-born author and literary critic of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He spent much of his life in Europe and became a British subject shortly before his death. He is primarily known for novels, novellas and short stories based on themes of consciousness and morality.

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