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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.
The Spoils of Poynton: With Pauline Jameson, Gemma Jones, Ian Ogilvy, Diane Fletcher. Adele Gereth has taken young Fleda Vetch under her wing. Adele is intensely houseproud, and sees a potential future mistress of the house in Fleda, and an inheritor of her life's work.
The Spoils of Poynton (em português, Os espólios de Poynton) é um romance de Henry James, primeiramente publicado sob o título de The Old Things (As velharias) em The Atlantic Monthly, como série em 1896 [1], e como livro em 1897 [2]. Este romance breve descreve a luta entre a sra.
Poynton Park is the home of old Mrs. Gereth, an antique collector with impeccable taste who has filled her lodgings with splendid art objects and furniture. The possessive Mrs. Gereth wants her weak-willed son to marry a pleasant young woman who shares her refined tastes.
Henry James, Maureen O'Brien. 3.66. 1,617 ratings179 reviews. Mrs. Gereth, 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 fiancée.
1 de mar. de 1988 · 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 Poynton Park in the south of England.
- Henry James
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