The writing of this novel, as well as the history that inspired it, were fictionalized in Emma Tennant's novel Felony.
The writing of this novel, as well as the history that inspired it, were fictionalized in Emma Tennant's novel Felony. The previous failures of John Cumnor inspire the protagonist of this story, who is assisted by Mrs. Prest. The assertion ";We are divided of course between liking to feel the past strange and liking to feel it familiar"; appears in the preface to this novella, which opens Volume 12 of the New York Editions and describes how it was inspired by Augustus Silsbee and Claire Clairmont. At this story's end, the narrator sends payment for a miniature portrait to Miss Tita, who earlier horrified him with the revelation that she burned the title objects. This novella's narrator is dubbed a ";publishing scoundrel"; after he sneaks into Juliana Bordereau's room to search her desk for the title objects. For 10 points, name this Henry James novella whose narrator is obsessed with finding the title poet's correspondence.
The writing of this novel, as well as the history that inspired it, were fictionalized in Emma Tennant's novel Felony.
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