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The Aspern Papers

Author
Henry James
Read by
Eloise Fairfax
Language
English
Length
3 hours 27 minutes
ISBN
9781802560732
Published
26 September 2024
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Henry James
  • mystery
  • stream of consciousness
  • philosophical
  • psychological
  • nostalgic
  • soulful
  • inner emotion
  • American classic
  • urban life

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Description

"The Aspern Papers" by Henry James is a gripping novella centered around the literary intrigue of an ambitious American editor, who seeks to obtain the private papers of the esteemed poet Jeffrey Aspern. Traveling to Venice, the editor meets Aspern's elderly former lover, Juliana Bordereau, and her niece, Miss Tina. Obsessed with acquiring the papers, the editor navigates a web of secrecy and manipulation, as Juliana guards the precious documents jealously. He develops a peculiar relationship with Miss Tina, using her affection to gain access to the coveted papers.

Author

Henry James (1843–1916) is among the supreme novelists in English — an American who made Europe his stage and consciousness his subject. In The Portrait of a Lady, The Ambassadors, and The Wings of the Dove he traced Americans abroad through drawing rooms, secrets, and moral choice with unmatched psychological precision. James wrote sentences that think: long, exacting, and alive to every shade of feeling between people.

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