The Aspern Papers; Louisa Pallant; the Modern Warning
by Henry James
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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Synopsis
With a decaying Venetian villa as a backdrop, an anonymous narrator relates his obsessive quest for the personal documents of a deceased Romantic poet, one Jeffrey Aspern. Led by his mission into increasingly unscrupulous behavior, he is ultimately faced with relinquishing his heart's desire or attaining it at an overwhelming price.
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- Bookseller
- Last Exit Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 68524
- Title
- The Aspern Papers; Louisa Pallant; the Modern Warning
- Author
- Henry James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Place of Publication
- E-370
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