The Aspern Papers and Other Tales, 1884-1888

The Cambridge Edition of the Complete Fiction of Henry James provides, for the first time, a scholarly edition of a major writer whose work continues to be read, quoted, adapted and studied. The nine tales in this volume, published between 1884 and 1888, include 'The Aspern Papers', set in Venice and featuring a devious scholar attempting to steal the letters of an American poet from his former lover, and 'The Liar, ' on the world of painters and their models. These tales exemplify James's continuing interest in the art of short fiction during a period which saw him responding to the stimulations of French naturalism and successfully reworking the international theme that had made him famous at the end of the 1870s. Extensive explanatory notes enable modern readers to understand the tales' historical, cultural and literary references.

Author: Henry James
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 04/07/2022
Pages: 898
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 3.15lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 2.01d
ISBN: 9781107029644

About the Author
HENRY JAMES (1843 1916) wrote some twenty novels, including "Washington Square," "The Portrait of a Lady," and "The Ambassadors," in addition to many short stories, plays, and books of criticism, autobiography, and travel.
MICHAEL GORRA is a professor of English at Smith College and the author of "Portrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of an American Masterpiece."
PHILIP HORNE is a professor of English at University College London. He is an authority on nineteenth-century literature, specifically the works of Charles Dickens and Henry James."