The Aspern Papers is a novel by Henry James, which he published initially in The Atlantic Monthly in 1888. The main character of The Aspern Papers is unnamed, likewise the governess in the novel The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. The Aspern Papers is a renowned tale by Henry James, which takes place in Venice. The narrator is the main character, a historian, literary critic and commentator. He is obstinate to find the precious papers of a great poet, Jeffrey Aspern, in an ancient Venitian palace where two ladies live: Juliana Bordereau and her niece Tina. The themes of obsession and possess ..read more

Where The Mind Is Without Fear Fleeting mind, where are you flying? To the hills of restlessness, or to the dales of calm? To the depths of the oceans hitherto unexplored? Calm thyself, my greatest friend, or may I call you my most formidable foe, in times of unbridled emotional cataclysm? A focused mind is a calm mind, a mind which generates great power, enough to set the turbines of the hydroelectric plants into motion, a mind which brings forth the innumerable discoveries which bless mankind. Calm thee my friend, like a Zen master, a single ripple sending forth bursts of a sudden thought, t ..read more

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James is one of the author’s most famous novels and belongs to the gothic genre. The book was published for the first time in 1898 in serial format in Collier’s Weekly. It is a short ghost story where the main characters are also supernatural entities. The story develops as the narration of a young woman who becomes the governess of two children in a mysterious and secluded old house. The novel relies on the ambiguity of the truthfulness of the supernatural visions that the woman experiences. The tale takes place in a country house in Bly, Essex.  The multip ..read more

The Screech Of Indifference The screech of indifference The invisible shape of disillusions When the caducity of time and entities Fall into a throb of hope Whilst incorporeal feelings Are bent by gusts of distress. A deprivation of emotions alters Transforming into a blaze of greed and obsession The death of illusions breaks the artifice of existence Similar to a dream melting into a vortex of torments. Decay and ineptitude overcome Once the tremor of mediocrity Obliterate every sparkle of sublimity And silent wretchedness tarnishes every edge In the infinite ocean of longings. The screech of ..read more

A Shining Cloud A shining cloud holds dreary whispers A silent shadow overwhelms magic memories A heavenly emptiness is waiting for the fragments of a vision A hidden sorrow surrenders to the eternity Seeking an envious star not glowing anymore A treasure is throbbing in an endless torment Obscure marvels wait with trepidation for the last moment of life To disappear into the unknown Once they have fallen victim to a farce Time encloses a silent promise A secret fear arises from a covenant A whisper blooms from an empty touch Every pointless instant flees the time transience Whilst every thoug ..read more

A Blissful Swoon A blissful swoon as an unexpected sigh A brutal daze as a distorted evanescence When a distant echo of archaic fantasies resurfaces Like a relic from the depths of an infinite abyss Where the utmost devastation swallows every bliss and longing Where there is no place for integrity and probity A passionate taint leaves an indelible blemish on every fragment of spark A strayed bond of deception and devotion is destined to dissolve in a flare A radiant eternity hides inside a dim disintegration A surreal cloud is lost in every dreaming sorrow Shining glazes soothe emotions soarin ..read more

An Imperfect Heavenly Shimmer An imperfect heavenly shimmer collapses beyond memories A serene sorrow decays into a radiant touch A hesitating surprise dissolves in a gilded glaze A whispered instant is lost in every secret desire An unending wonder of sadness shrouds an unreal world Where endless spaces are filled with emptiness Obscure fears enclose elusive illusions Whilst fate devours cold shadows of dismay Peaceful dreams reflect on the mirror of deception A hushed enigma unfolds an embezzled prospect Scornful glooms swallow every shining longing In a perpetual hideous frolic of life and ..read more

A Silent Dream A silent dream turns to dust A strong illusion ascends the flame of memories A whisper suddenly shuts the surrounding emotions A cold mist touches a fragment of an instant A meaningless wish melts into a burning mystery The empty night appears as an unknown memory A blurred silence breaks the chain of a hidden consolation The contemplation of a shining shadow nestling a dreary destiny The time is entwined with a surreal blooming deception A lost light gently falters in the space An intangible wind let the envious struggles fall into the nothingness A desperate glow and a devoted ..read more

Perpetually Lost Perpetually lost in the neverness of hopes It cannot be back what is forever lost They cannot be back those who nevermore will find a real dimension Once they are in another realm The lugubrious grief is not an amiable counterpart at most Being a shadow of every memory and prospect An encomiastical tale of a glorious bliss Eternally lost in a furtive instant A surreal and silent melody Stolen by the wind of the emotions Far-fetched beliefs of an idyll The need to trust a tainted truth fell into the abyss of misery And comfort can only be achieved in constant oblivion. Esther E ..read more

The Agonies Of Minds The agonies of minds A desert of souls A dagger is breaking memories A flame melts endless dreams A struggle surrenders silent thoughts A devoted promise hesitates perpetually A hidden chain is nevermore holding shadows An imaginary touch stole emptiness in the unsteady nights An immaculate whisper radiates a bright glimmer An endless struggle falls into a vibrant dream A dreary nightmare flees to an unknown desire The mist devours every dazzling marvel A wavering murk veils the time A surreal world surrenders to the annihilation Whilst seeking hidden desires Spoils of a r ..read more