{"product_id":"the-aspern-papers-henry-james-9781976419836","title":"The Aspern Papers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFull text.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this classic novella, an anonymous narrator relates his obsessive quest to acquire some letters and other private documents that once belonged to the deceased Romantic poet Jeffrey Aspern. Attempting to gain access to the papers, the property of Aspern's former mistress, he rents a room in a decaying Venetian villa where the woman lives with her aging niece. Led by his zeal into increasingly unscrupulous behavior, the narrator is faced in the end with relinquishing his heart's desire or attaining it an an overwhelming price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by an actual incident involving Claire Clairmont, once the mistress of Lord Byron, this masterfully written tale incorporates all those elements expected from James: psychological subtlety, deft plotting, the clash of cultures, and profoundly nuanced representation of scene, mood, and character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in Venice, \u003ci\u003eThe Aspern Papers\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates James's ability to generate suspense while never neglecting the development of his characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1976419832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781976419836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.38d","brand":"Henry James","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47579910045951,"sku":"9781976419836","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a8423bd5-8617-42fc-a14f-07bf575dd280.jpg?v=1763877507","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-aspern-papers-henry-james-9781976419836","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}