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The Aspern papers and other stories / Henry James ; edited with an introduction and notes by Adrian Poole.

The Aspern papers and other stories / Henry James ; edited with an introduction and notes by Adrian Poole.
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ISBN 9780199639878 (paperback)
Name James, Henry, 1843-1916 author.
Title The Aspern papers and other stories / Henry James ; edited with an introduction and notes by Adrian Poole.
Edition New edition.
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
©2013.
Description xxxiii, 252 pages ; 20 cm.
Notes "The Aspern papers previously published in Oxford World's Classics with a different selection of stories"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages xxviii-xxx) and index.
Contents The Aspern papers -- The death of the lion -- The figure in the carpet -- The birthplace -- Extracts from James's prefaces to the New York edition -- Extracts from James's Notebooks -- Stage and screen versions of 'The Aspern papers' -- Variant readings.
Summary As well as 'The Aspern Papers', this selection includes 'The Death of the Lion', 'The Figure in the Carpet', and 'The Birthplace'. All four stories concern the figure of the artist and the cult of celebrity. This new edition includes extracts from James's Prefaces and Notebooks that shed light on the genesis of the stories.
Subjects Manuscripts -- Collectors and collecting -- Fiction
Venice (Italy) -- Fiction
Other Names Poole, Adrian editor, author of introduction, etc.
Series Oxford world's classics
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