{"product_id":"the-spoils-of-poynton-isbn-9780140432886","title":"The Spoils of Poynton","description":"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. Owen Gereth, however, has inconveniently become engaged to the uncultured Mona Brigstock. As a dramatic family quarrel unfolds, the hesitating Fleda is drawn in, yet she remains reluctant to captivate Owen, who seems as attracted to her as she is to him. Is she motivated by scruple or fear? In \u003ci\u003eThe Spoils of Poynton\u003c\/i\u003e (1897), Henry James created a work of exquisite ambiguity in his depiction of three women fighting for the allegiance of one weak-willed man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 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 global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cb\u003eHenry James\u003c\/b\u003e (1843-1916), born in New York City, was the son of noted religious philosopher Henry James, Sr., and brother of eminent psychologist and philosopher William James. He spent his early life in America and studied in Geneva, London and Paris during his adolescence to gain the worldly experience so prized by his father. He lived in Newport, went briefly to Harvard Law School, and in 1864 began to contribute both criticism and tales to magazines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1869, and then in 1872-74, he paid visits to Europe and began his first novel, \u003cb\u003eRoderick Hudson\u003c\/b\u003e. Late in 1875 he settled in Paris, where he met Turgenev, Flaubert, and Zola, and wrote \u003cb\u003eThe American\u003c\/b\u003e (1877). In December 1876 he moved to London, where two years later he achieved international fame with \u003cb\u003eDaisy Miller\u003c\/b\u003e. Other famous works include \u003cb\u003eWashington Square\u003c\/b\u003e (1880), \u003cb\u003eThe Portrait of a Lady\u003c\/b\u003e (1881), \u003cb\u003eThe Princess Casamassima\u003c\/b\u003e(1886), \u003cb\u003eThe Aspern Papers\u003c\/b\u003e (1888), \u003cb\u003eThe Turn of the Screw\u003c\/b\u003e (1898), and three large novels of the new century,\u003cb\u003eThe Wings of the Dove\u003c\/b\u003e (1902), \u003cb\u003eThe Ambassadors\u003c\/b\u003e (1903) and \u003cb\u003eThe Golden Bowl\u003c\/b\u003e (1904). In 1905 he revisited the United States and wrote \u003cb\u003eThe American Scene\u003c\/b\u003e (1907).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring his career he also wrote many works of criticism and travel. Although old and ailing, he threw himself into war work in 1914, and in 1915, a few months before his death, he became a British subject. In 1916 King George V conferred the Order of Merit on him. He died in London in February 1916.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Lodge\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of twelve novels and a novella, including the Booker Prize finalists \u003cb\u003eSmall World\u003c\/b\u003e and\u003cb\u003eNice Work\u003c\/b\u003e. He is also the author of many works of literary criticism, including \u003cb\u003eThe Art of Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e and\u003cb\u003eConsciousness and the Novel\u003c\/b\u003e.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300611543269,"sku":"NP9780140432886","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140432886.jpg?v=1767741632","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-spoils-of-poynton-isbn-9780140432886","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}