The Aspern Papers and Other Tales
Henry James
Penguin Books Ltd
<p><B>A wonderful new collection of Henry James's short stories about the relationship between art and life, edited by Michael Gorra.</B></p><p></p><p>This volume gathers seven of the very best of Henry James's short stories, all exploring the relationship between art and life. In 'The Aspern Papers', a critic is determined to get his hands on a great poet's papers hidden in a faded Venetian house - not matter what the human cost. 'The Author of <i>Beltraffio</i>', 'The Lesson of the Master' and 'The Figure in the Carpet' all focus on naive young men's unsettling encounters with their literary heroes. In 'The Middle Years', a dying novelist begins to glimpse his own potential, while 'The Real Thing' and 'Greville Fane' both explore the tension between artistic and commercial success. These fables of the creative life reveal James at his ironic, provocative best.</p><p></p><p><b>Henry James</b> was born in 1843 in New York and died in London in 1916. In addition to many short...</p>