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A novella by Henry James about a biographer who tries to obtain the letters of a dead American poet from his old lover and her niece in Venice. Learn about the plot, themes, adaptations and critical reception of this classic tale of suspense and romance.
- Henry James
- 1888
The Aspern Papers (em português, Os papéis de Aspern) é uma novela escrita por Henry James, originalmente publicada em The Atlantic Monthly em 1888 [1], com sua primeira publicação em livro no mesmo ano. É um das novelas mais conhecidas e aclamadas de James.
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“I must work the garden—I must work the garden,” I said to myself, five minutes later, as I waited, upstairs, in the long, dusky sala, where the bare scagliola floor gleamed vaguely in a chink of the closed shutters. The place was impressive but it looked cold and cautious. Mrs. Prest had floated away, giving me a rendezvous at the end of half an h...
“Our house is very far from the center, but the little canal is very comme il faut.” “It’s the sweetest corner of Venice and I can imagine nothing more charming,” I hastened to reply. The old lady’s voice was very thin and weak, but it had an agreeable, cultivated murmur, and there was wonder in the thought that that individual note had been in Jef...
Perhaps it did, but all the same, six weeks later, toward the middle of June, the moment when Mrs. Prest undertook her annual migration, I had made no measurable advance. I was obliged to confess to her that I had no results to speak of. My first step had been unexpectedly rapid, but there was no appearance that it would be followed by a second. I ...
One afternoon, as I came down from my quarters to go out, I found Miss Tita in the sala: it was our first encounter on that ground since I had come to the house. She put on no air of being there by accident; there was an ignorance of such arts in her angular, diffident directness. That I might be quite sure she was waiting for me she informed me of...
The fear of what this side of her character might have led her to do made me nervous for days afterward. I waited for an intimation from Miss Tita; I almost figured to myself that it was her duty to keep me informed, to let me know definitely whether or no Miss Bordereau had sacrificed her treasures. But as she gave no sign I lost patience and dete...
As it turned out the precaution had not been needed, for three hours later, just as I had finished my dinner, Miss Bordereau’s niece appeared, unannounced, in the open doorway of the room in which my simple repasts were served. I remember well that I felt no surprise at seeing her; which is not a proof that I did not believe in her timidity. It was...
A classic novella by Henry James about a mysterious American woman who lives in Venice with her niece, the last surviving descendant of the poet Jeffrey Aspern. The narrator, a literary enthusiast, tries to win their trust and gain access to the precious letters that may reveal the secret of Aspern's life and death.
The Aspern Papers is a novella by American writer Henry James, originally published in The Atlantic Monthly in 1888, with its first book publication later in the same year.
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29 de jun. de 2008 · The story centers around an unnamed narrator who travels to Venice with the aim of obtaining the intimate letters and papers of the long-dead poet Jeffrey Aspern from his former lover, Miss Juliana Bordereau, who now lives in a decaying palazzo with her niece, Tita Bordereau.
- Henry James
- Produced by Judith Boss and David Widger
- 1888
- English
Learn about the plot, inspiration, and themes of Henry James's 1888 novelette The Aspern Papers, set in Venice. The article also explains the novella genre and its history in literature.
8 de mai. de 2022 · A web page that provides a summary and analysis of James's short story, The Aspern Papers, which explores the themes of literary criticism, privacy, and love. It also compares the story with historical facts and other James's works, and provides a bibliography of related sources.
