The Aspern Papers: (Annotated Edition)
- ISBN-10
- ISBN-13
- 9798676770570
- Series
- The Aspern Papers
- Pages
- 66
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-08-19
- Author
- Henry Henry James
Description
A researcher of the great poet Jeffrey Aspern comes to Venice to meet with his ex-lover Juliana Bordereau, who lives with an unmarried niece Tina in a big house, and doesn't communicate with anyone. Juliana has the Aspern's letters the hero of the story dreams to get, but she hides them from everybody and puts an end to all attempts of Aspern's biographers and admirers to get acquainted with her.Knowing that she is living in poverty, he decides to rent several rooms in her house. Obsessed with the idea to get the letters, he is willing to woo her niece, in order to achieve his goal. His old friend Mrs. Prest, who is confided in his plans, exclaims: "Oh, first have a look at her!" In order not to cause Juliana's suspicions, the hero appears in the house as an American traveler who wants to rent an apartment with a garden, which in Venice is a rarity. Tina accepts him with a timid bewilderment, but the hero's kindness, his assertiveness and promise to tidy the garden led to her promising to talk with her aunt. Hero with bated breath is waiting for the meeting with the legendary Juliana, who turns out to be nothing but suspicious and greedy old woman with the interested in money.
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- 2016-01-16
- 90 pages
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