Henry James? acclaimed suspense novel
Set in a crumbling Venetian villa The Aspern Papers is the story of an American editor?s determination to acquire a collection of unpublished letters ? at any cost. The letters were written by the editor?s favorite Romantic poet Jeffrey Asper to his mistress.
In hopes of gaining access to the letters he presents himself to the now elderly mistress Miss Bordereau who lives a modest existence in a dilapidated old palazzo. Posing as a prospective lodger he introduces himself to Miss Bordereau and begins courting her spinster niece Tina. As the editor?s obsessive mission leads him into increasingly unscrupulous behavior he finds that his desire can be obtained only at the price of his honor. A brilliant work of psychological fiction The Aspern Papers is Henry James at his most suspenseful.
