The Aspern Papers And Other Stories

Author : Henry James
Publisher : Xist Publishing
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781681951898

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How Far Would You Go Just To Nurture Your Obsession? “That was originally what I had loved him for: that at a period when our native land was nude and crude and provincial, when the famous 'atmosphere' it is supposed to lack was not even missed, when literature was lonely there and art and form almost impossible, he had found the means to live and write like one of the first; to be free and general and not at all afraid; to feel, understand, and express everything.” - Henry James, The Aspern Papers An anonymous narrator arrives in Venice to retrieve Jeffrey Aspern’s - an American poet and his idol - love letters. There he finds Juliana Bordereau and his aging niece who may or may not have the letters in question. To convince Juliana, the narrator tries to seduce the niece, Miss Tita but is he willing to pay the price? Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes

Author : Henry James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3829008937

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An American editor with an enthusiasm for the works of Jeffrey Aspern, a romantic poet of the early 19th century, goes to Venice to acquire the letters that Aspern wrote to his mistress, a Miss Bordereau, whom he called "Juliana." Under an assumed name he rents a suite in the ancient palace where she lives in poverty and seclusion with her niece, Miss Tina. He finds that the old lady is shrewd and haughty and accepts him as a lodger only to put aside money for the future of Miss Tina, a timid, unattractive spinster much in awe of her aunt. During his residence with them, the editor wins the friendship of Miss Tina, to whom he reveals his mission. Leaving Venice for a fortnight, he returns to find that Miss Bordereau has died. Miss Tina, who is clearly in love, welcomes him expectantly, but confesses that she could only give him the papers if he were "a relative."In addition to "The Aspern Papers," this collection contains "The Private Life," "The Middle Years," and "The Death of the Lion," as well as prefaces by Henry James, a chronology of his life, and editor's notes.

Author : Henry James
Publisher : Phoemixx Classics Ebooks
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9783986475673

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The Aspern Papers by Henry James Pdf

The Aspern Papers Henry James - The Aspern Papers is a novella written by Henry James, originally published in The Atlantic Monthly in 1888, with its first book publication later in the same year. One of James' best-known and most acclaimed longer tales, The Aspern Papers is based on the letters Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote to Mary Shelley's stepsister, Claire Clairmont, who saved them until she died. Set in Venice, The Aspern Papers demonstrates James' ability to generate suspense while never neglecting the development of his characters. Henry James, OM (15 April 1843 – 28 February 1916) was an American writer who spent most of his writing career in Britain. He is regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism. He was the son of Henry James, Sr. and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James. He is best known for a number of novels showing Americans encountering Europe and Europeans. His method of writing from a character's point of view allowed him to explore issues related to consciousness and perception, and his style in later works has been compared to impressionist painting. His imaginative use of point of view, interior monologue and unreliable narrators brought a new depth to narrative fiction. James contributed significantly to literary criticism, particularly in his insistence that writers be allowed the greatest possible freedom in presenting their view of the world. James claimed that a text must first and foremost be realistic and contain a representation of life that is recognizable to its readers. Good novels, to James, show life in action and are, most importantly, interesting. In addition to his voluminous works of fiction he published articles and books of travel, biography, autobiography, and criticism, and wrote plays. James alternated between America and Europe for the first twenty years of his life; eventually he settled in England, becoming a British subject in 1915, one year before his death. James was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911, 1912, and 1916.

Author : Henry James
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780191637919

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The Aspern Papers and Other Stories by Henry James Pdf

'There's no baseness I wouldn't commit for Jeffrey Aspern's sake.' The poet Aspern, long since dead, has left behind some private papers. They are jealously guarded by an old lady, once his mistress and muse, a recluse in an old palazzo in Venice, tended by her ingenuous niece. A predatory critic is determined to seize them. What can he make of the younger woman? What are his motives? What are the papers worth and what is he prepared to pay? In all four stories collected here, including 'The Death of the Lion', 'The Figure in the Carpet', and 'The Birthplace', the figure of the artist is central. Extraordinarily prophetic, James explores the emergent new cult of the writer as celebrity, and asks, who cares about the work for itself? Can the man behind the artist ever truly be known, and does our knowledge explain the act of creativity? This new edition includes extracts from James's Prefaces and Notebooks which shed light on the genesis of the stories. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Author : Henry James
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1593080433

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The Turn of the Screw, the Aspern Papers and Two Stories by Henry James Pdf

Joseph Conrad once said of his friend Henry James, As is meet for a man of his descent and tradition, Mr. James is the historian of fine consciences. As it turns out, James was also incredibly gifted at writing exceptional ghost stories. This collection including, The Beast in the Jungle and The Jolly Corner, features James's finest supernatural tales, along with criticism, a discussion of the legacies of James's writing, and provocative study questions.

Author : Henry James
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781365272288

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The Turn of the Screw by Henry James Pdf

First published in the U.S. in the anthology collection The Two Magics in 1898, Henry James's classic ghost story The Turn of the Screw has been enthralling readers for over a century and shows no sign of losing popularity as new generations continue to discover this chilling masterpiece.

Author : Henry James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 019164675X

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Aspern Papers and Other Stories by Henry James Pdf

An unscrupulous critic, determined to get his hands on the private papers of a great poet, finds himself duelling with the grim old lady who was once the poet's mistress and muse. Aspern's lost world of beauty and romance still seems to hand in the glamorous air of Venice, but the price of admission turns out to involve another party, the old woman's unmagical niece. What exactly is Aspern's admirer prepared to pay? In the other stories collected here - 'The Private Life', 'The Middle Years', and 'The Death of the Lion' - the elusive figure of the writer again arouses passions of pursuit and d.

Author : Henry James
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2007-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0451530675

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The Turn of the Screw and Other Short Novels by Henry James Pdf

By turns chilling, funny, tragic, and profound, this collection of six Henry James short novels allows readers to experience the full range of his skills and vision. The title story, “The Turn of the Screw,” is a chilling masterpiece of psychological terror that mixes the phantoms of the mind with those of the supernatural. “Daisy Miller,” the tale of a provincial American girl in Rome that established James’s literary reputation, and “An International Episode” are superb examples of his focus on the clash between American and European values. And in “The Aspern Papers,” “The Alter of the Dead,” and “The Beast in the Jungle,” the author’s remarkable sense of irony, his love of plot twists, and his view of male-female relationships find exquisite expression. With an Introduction by Fred Kaplan

Author : Henry James
Publisher : Modernista
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789180943772

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The Turn of the Screw by Henry James Pdf

A young woman starts working as a governess at the isolated estate of Bly outside London. There, she is greeted by the two orphaned children she is to take care of, an ambiguous housekeeper, and an icy, supernatural atmosphere. Soon, a couple of peculiar figures begin to appear unannounced, and a creeping horror tightens its grip on both the governess and the reader. The Turn of the Screw is one of the most classic ghost stories of all time, written by the master of the psychological novel, Henry James. Perhaps more than anyone from his time, James came to inspire our modern horror mythologies, from the image of innocence as evil to schizoid labyrinths a la Roman Polanski. HENRY JAMES [1843-1916] was born in New York but emigrated early to Europe. He is one of the most important names in Anglo-Saxon literature, renowned as a great stylist and as a link between the Victorian era and modernism. Among his most famous novels are The American [1877], Portrait of a Lady [1881], and especially The Turn of the Screw [1898].

Author : Henry James
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2003-06-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141439907

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The Turn of the Screw and The Aspern Papers by Henry James Pdf

A literary historian develops a scheme to gain possession of love letters written by an American poet, and a governess tries to protect the two young children in her care from the ghosts she believes are haunting them.

Author : Daisy Hay
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780747586272

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Young Romantics by Daisy Hay Pdf

A striking literary biography by a significant and talented young writer

Author : Emma Tennant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Fiction
ISBN : IND:30000100682248

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Felony by Emma Tennant Pdf

Tells the story of the literary treachery that took place at No 43 via Romana, Florence, where Claire Clairmont, once lover of Lord Byron and mother of his daughter Allegra, lived until her death in 1879. This is also the story on Henry Jame's novel The Aspern Papers, which is based on that household and the nefarious doings of the lodger there.

Author : Henry James
Publisher : Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : PKEY:SMP2300000057935

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What Maisie Knew by Henry James Pdf

What Maisie Knew is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Chap-Book and (revised and abridged) in the New Review in 1897 and then as a book later that year. It tells the story of the sensitive daughter of divorced, irresponsible parents. The book follows the title character from earliest childhood to precocious maturity.

Author : Henry James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1936
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:154648027

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The Aspern Papers by Henry James Pdf

Author : Henry James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : American fiction
ISBN : HARVARD:32044009812322

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The Other House by Henry James Pdf