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2 de ago. de 2010 · James, Henry, 1843-1916. Title. The Spoils of Poynton. Credits. Produced by Brian Foley, Mary Meehan and the Online. Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This. file was produced from images generously made available. by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
In The Spoils of Poynton (1897), Henry James created a work of exquisite ambiguity in his depiction of three women fighting for the allegiance of one weak-willed man. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a ...
The lurking shadows of The Princess Casamassima and the nightmare of Hyacinth’s last days give way, in The Spoils of Poynton, to the hideously patterned wallpaper in the guest bedroom at Waterbath which keeps Mrs Gereth awake ‘for hours’. There is absolutely no glimpse in this account of difficulties between parents and children of the ...
The Spoils of Poynton. Henry James. Penguin, Mar 1, 1988 - Fiction - 256 pages. Mrs Gereth is convinced that Fleda Vetch would make the perfect daughter-in-law. Only the dreamy, highly-strung young woman can genuinely appreciate, and perhaps eventually share, Mrs Gereth's passion for her 'things' - the antique treasures she has amassed at ...
~ The Spoils of Poynton by Henry James ~ A Capsule Book Review by Allen Kopp . Henry James was an American writer who lived from 1843 to 1916. If he seems more an English writer than American, that’s because he did most of his work while living in England and, late in his life, gave up his American citizenship and became a British subject.
The Spoils of Poynton (Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1897) – First American book edition. "The Spoils of Poynton" in The Novels and Tales of Henry James 10: 1–266. — The "New York Edition"; revised for publication by James; this is the last revised version published in James' lifetime.
The Spoils of Poynton is a compelling story about the fight between possessions, morals and love. It was originally published as part of a series in The Atlantic Monthly in 1896, but was released as a short novel only a year later. About the book. Mrs Gereth, a wealthy widow, is dreading the day that her son, Owen, gets married.
