The Aspern Papers

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The Aspern Papers
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Literature

The Aspern Papers

Henry James
Edition year 1990
Binding Cloth
Illustrator Edward Piper
Weight 0.75 Kg
Pages 96
Dimensions 25 × 16.3 cm

Edition details

The Aspern Papers by Henry James. 6 leaves of two-colour lithographs by Edward Piper. Quarter bound in dark green cloth, pale green-brown paper boards patterned green and red. Pale green-brown endleaves. Transparent plastic dust-jacket, no slipcase. 25x16.3cm. 96pp.

About the book

Henry James's The Aspern Papers follows an unnamed literary scholar who travels to Venice in search of letters once written by the famous poet Jeffrey Aspern. The documents are believed to be held by an elderly former lover of the poet, and the narrator gradually becomes willing to manipulate those around her in order to obtain them. James uses the story to explore obsession, privacy, literary reputation and the moral compromises that can accompany scholarly ambition.

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