Project Gutenberg 2010-08-02 Public domain in the USA. 594 James, Henry 1843 1916 The Spoils of Poynton Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spoils_of_Poynton 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.) "The Spoils of Poynton" by Henry James is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Mrs. Adela Gereth, a stylish and cultured widow faced with the anxiety of losing her beloved home, Poynton, to her son Owen's potential marriage to a woman of contrasting tastes and values. The narrative explores themes of aesthetics, social class, and the emotional intricacies of familial relationships through Mrs. Gereth's struggles with her feelings and societal expectations. The opening of the novel introduces Mrs. Gereth as she prepares for a church outing, navigating the discomfort of her surroundings and the aesthetic "ugliness" of Waterbath, where she and her son are currently staying. Her appreciation for beauty leads her to form an immediate connection with Fleda Vetch, a young woman she observes to have a similar sensibility. As they bond over their distaste for the decor of the house, Mrs. Gereth reveals her concerns about her son Owen possibly marrying Mona Brigstock, a young woman from a less cultured background. This internal conflict sets the stage for the societal and familial tensions that will unfold, as Mrs. Gereth grapples with her attachment to Poynton and her fears about its future under the stewardship of someone deemed aesthetically and morally inferior. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Inheritance and succession -- Fiction England -- Fiction Domestic fiction Country homes -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 429425 2025-08-13T12:27:38.786792 text/html 429501 2010-08-02T12:34:42 text/html 226164 2025-08-13T12:27:45.279771 application/epub+zip 233142 2025-08-13T12:27:40.658927 application/epub+zip 233143 2025-08-13T12:27:39.510786 application/epub+zip 415051 2025-08-13T12:27:48.868807 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389630 2025-08-13T12:27:44.563790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365477 2022-09-15T09:16:38.943373 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 413708 2025-08-13T12:27:38.103879 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 413611 2010-08-02T12:34:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 413603 2010-08-02T12:34:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21077 2025-08-13T12:27:48.994773 application/rdf+xml 12894 2025-08-13T12:27:40.007805 image/jpeg 3466 2025-08-13T12:27:39.758802 image/jpeg 155593 2010-08-02T12:34:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 158576 2010-08-02T12:34:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 155569 2010-08-02T12:34:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 222089 2025-08-13T12:27:38.820845 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia