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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. 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 ...
- Henry James
- Heinemann: 286 pp, Houghton: 323 pp
- 1897
- Heinemann: 6-Feb-1897, Houghton: 13-Feb-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.
- (78)
- 1971-04-04
- Drama
- 168
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.
- Romance
- Henry James
- Inglês
The Spoils of Poynton, short novel by Henry James, first published as a serial titled The Old Things in The Atlantic Monthly in 1896. Retitled The Spoils of Poynton, it was published as a book in 1897. Poynton Park is the home of old Mrs. Gereth, an antique collector with impeccable taste who has.
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Last Updated September 6, 2023. Henry James's novel The Spoils of Poynton is a tale of deception and combat between a mother and her son over the inheritance and valuables the family owns.
Mrs Gereth returns all the best furniture to Poynton, just before Owen and Mona get married, and they go abroad on their honeymoon. Owen writes to Fleda, inviting her to choose one item from the house for herself. She goes to Poynton, but finds it has gone up in flames, along with all of its contents.
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