The Coxon Fund

Book 0: The Art of the Novella

by Henry James

Genres: Humor & Satire; Literary Fiction

Synopsis

This novella explores the relationship between Frank Saltram, a charismatic speaker who is also a freeloader; Ruth Anvoy, a young American who visits her widowed aunt, Lady Coxon, an American who married a Brit; and George Gravener, a British intellectual with a future in politics who becomes engaged to Ms. Anvoy. The story revolves around the dispersal of The Coxon Fund, a sum of money left by Ms. Anvoy’s father with the stipulation that is be given to a great man to publish and pursue moral truth. (Summary by Dorlene Kaplan)

Release date: November 6, 2012

Publisher: Melville House

Print pages: 112