THE ASPERN PAPERS

InaelegantandcrumblingpalazooldMissBordereaulivesonwithherniece,closelyguardinghermostprecioustreasure,ahoardofletterswrittentoherinheryouthbythegreatAmericanlovepoetjeffreyAspern.Adoptinganomdeguerrethetale'snarrator,aliteraryresearcher,arrivesatthepalazzoandinveiglesthetwoladiesintotakinghiminastheirlodger.therehewatchesandwaitsforthemomenttopounce.ForheisdetermindtogainpossessionoftheAspernpapersandwillingtopayalmostanyprice.作者简介：HenryJames（1843-1916），Americannovelist,play-wright,essaysitandcritic,Jamesremainsoneofthemostinfulentialoftheliteraryfigureswhowerewritingattheturnofthecentury.TheAspernpapers(1888)isafineexampleofwhatjamestermedatale-tooshortforanovelandtoolongforashortstory.Increatingaworldfromasingleincidentandweavinghisplotaroundit,herevealshisuniquemasteryofthegenre.