The Aspern Papers

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An anonymous narrator embarks on a fervent quest to obtain letters from the late Romantic poet Jeffrey Aspern, leading him to a dilapidated Venetian villa inhabited by the poet's former mistress and her elderly niece. As his obsession grows, he resorts to increasingly unethical actions to gain access to the coveted documents. Ultimately, he must confront the moral implications of his desires, weighing the cost of his ambition against the potential fulfillment of his dreams.