Die Kostbarkeiten von Poynton

Who says that blood is thicker than water? In his novel "The Spoils of Poynton," Henry James makes family the stage for malicious battles over inheritance. Following the celebrated success of "The Europeans" and "Washington Square," we continue the Henry James renaissance with this new translation of a late work. Valuable tapestries, ivory carvings, fine bronzes, and old Spanish altar cloths... Adela Gereth has passionately collected exquisite furnishings from all over Europe for her 17th-century estate, "Poynton Park." The fact that neither her son Owen nor the woman he courts, Mona Brigstock, appreciates these treasures troubles Adela greatly. The young couple's desire to evict them brings her to the brink of despair. Yet she already has an adequate and knowledgeable daughter-in-law in Fleda Vetch.