The Aspern Papers
by Henry James, Robin Field · January 27, 1977
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With a decaying Venetian villa as a backdrop, an anonymous narrator relates his obsessive quest for the personal documents of a deceased Romantic poet, one Jeffrey Aspern. Led by his mission into increasingly unscrupulous behavior, he is ultimately faced with relinquishing his heart's desire or attaining it at an overwhelming price.
FictionPoetsMan-woman relationshipsManuscriptsCollectors and collectingClassic LiteratureAmerican Psychological fictionDramaEnglish dramaAmerican fiction (fictional works by one author)Large type booksVenice (Italy)