The Spoils of Poynton

by Henry James · 1897

A widow and her son battle over the priceless furnishings of a country house, wrecking a marriage. James's taut drama of possession and taste.

Books mentioned in The Spoils of Poynton (1)

• Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes: “Her handsome, high-nosed, excited face might have been that of Don Quixote tilting at a windmill.”