The Coxon Fund

A young, attractive and very wealthy woman is touring England. She meets and falls in love with an Englishman… what could be more beautiful? What could possibly go wrong? Henry James has the uncanny ability to produce a very engrossing story in a relatively short literary work. When a financial crisis reduces the poor lady's fortunes, the only thing left is a philanthropic fund set up by her father. This is the Coxon fund. Does she follow her heart or trust in fate? What does she do? I enjoyed this novella and recommend it to people looking for pure romance or a great example of Victorian prose.