# The Aspern Papers

By Henry James.

"The Aspern Papers" by Henry James is a novella published in 1888. A nameless narrator travels to Venice with a singular obsession: to obtain the private letters of Jeffrey Aspern, a deceased American poet. His target is Juliana Bordereau, the poet's aged former lover, who guards these precious documents. To gain access, the narrator poses as a lodger and considers courting Juliana's plain niece, Miss Tita. James crafts a suspenseful tale about the ethical boundaries of biographical pursuit, where desire for literary treasure collides with human dignity and privacy. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Venice (Italy) -- Fiction; Psychological fiction; Man-woman relationships -- Fiction; Poets -- Fiction; Manuscripts -- Collectors and collecting -- Fiction

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