An edition of The Aspern Papers (1890)

The Aspern Papers

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An edition of The Aspern Papers (1890)

The Aspern Papers

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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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Kessinger Publishing
Language
English
Pages
96

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Subjects
Fiction, Poets, Man-woman relationships, Manuscripts, Collectors and collecting, Classic Literature, American Psychological fiction, Drama, English drama, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Large type books, Venice (Italy), Man-woman relationships, fiction, Fiction, psychological, Venice (italy), fiction, Fiction, general, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, romance, general
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Venice (Italy)

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The Aspern Papers
Oct 29, 2013, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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The Aspern Papers (Dodo Press)
March 28, 2007, Dodo Press
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The Aspern Papers
June 30, 2004, Kessinger Publishing
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The Aspern papers
2001, Dover Publications
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The Aspern Papers (Penguin Popular Classics)
June 30, 1994, Penguin Books Ltd
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The Aspern papers: Louisa Pallant. The modern warning
1890, The Macmillan and Co.
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First Sentence

"I had taken Mrs. Prest into my confidence; in truth without her I should have made but little advance, for the fruitful idea in the whole business dropped from her friendly lips."

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Paperback
Number of pages
96
Dimensions
9.1 x 7.2 x 0.4 inches
Weight
6.4 ounces

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OL8472450M
ISBN 10
1419152769
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9781419152764
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182647
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84126

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I HAD taken Mrs Prest into my confidence; without her in truth I should have made but little advance, for the fruitful idea in the whole business dropped from her friendly lips.
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