The Aspern Papers
by Henry James
Age band: 18+
Looky Rating System: Violence 0/5, Love & Romance 2/5, Mental Health 1/5, Language 0/5, Substance Use 0/5, Fear / Horror 1/5, Fantasy / Supernatural 0/5, LGBTQ+ Representation 0/5, Sci-Fi / Futuristic 0/5, Disability & Neurodiversity 0/5.
Description
The Aspern Papers by Henry James tells the story of A nameless narrator who goes to Venice to find Juliana Bordereau, an old lover of Jeffrey Aspern, a famous deceased American poet. The narrator presents himself to the old woman as a potential lodger and is prepared to date her niece Miss Tita (renamed Miss Tina in later editions), a plain and naive spinster, in the hopes of getting a look at some of Aspern's letters and other papers kept by Juliana.