The Aspern Papers by Henry James 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. Any profits generated from the sale of this book will go towards the Freeriver Community project, a project designed to promote harmonious community living and well-being in the world. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
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