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The Aspern Papers (1977)

The Aspern Papers (1977)

Drama Historical Fiction Classics Literary Fiction Psychological Fiction

Henry James, Robin Field

Year: 1977
Authors: Henry James, Robin Field
Print type: BOOK

Description:

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.