The Spoils of Poynton

Henry James

The Spoils of Poynton

Henry James and Bernard Richards

Abstract

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 fiancée. 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.

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Publisher:: Oxford University Press

ISBN:: 9780199552481

DOI:: 10.1093/owc/9780199552481.001.0001

Authors

Henry James, author

Bernard Richards, editor

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Front Matter
- Introduction
- Note on the Text
- Select Bibliography
- Chronology of Henry James: Compiled by Leon Edel
- Preface
Chapter IHenry James
Chapter IIHenry James
Chapter IIIHenry James
Chapter IVHenry James
Chapter VHenry James
Chapter VIHenry James
Chapter VIIHenry James
Chapter VIIIHenry James
Chapter IXHenry James
Chapter XHenry James
Chapter XIHenry James
Chapter XIIHenry James
Chapter XIIIHenry James
Chapter XIVHenry James
Chapter XVHenry James
Chapter XVIHenry James
Chapter XVIIHenry James
Chapter XVIIIHenry James
Chapter XIXHenry James
Chapter XXHenry James
Chapter XXIHenry James
Chapter XXIIHenry James
End Matter
- Explanatory Notes
- Variant Readings

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