The Spoils Of Poynton (Esprios Classics)

The Spoils of Poynton is a novel by Henry James, first published under the title The Old Things as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly in 1896 and then as a book in 1897. This novel traces the shifting relations among three people and a magnificent collection of art, decorative arts, and furniture arrayed like jewels in a country house called Poynton. Mrs. Gereth, a widow of impeccable taste and iron will, formed the collection over decades only to have it torn away from her when her son Owen decides to marry a frivolous woman. The story is largely told from the viewpoint of Fleda Vetch, a keenly intelligent young woman of straitened circumstances who, shortly after becoming the intimate friend and companion of Mrs. Gereth, falls in love with Owen.

• | Author: Henry James
• | Publisher: Blurb
• | Publication Date: July 28, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 198 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1006798951
• | ISBN-13: 9781006798955