Home Sickness (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: George Moore
- First Published: 1903
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Around 1900
- Setting: New York City and Duncannon, Ireland
- Principal Characters: James Bryden, Mike Scully, Margaret Dirkin
- Genres: Social realism, Short fiction
- Subjects: New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Traveling or travelers, Love or romance, New York City, Villages, Alienation, Immigration or emigration, Home, Health, Loneliness, Ireland or Irish people
- Locales: New York, NY, Ireland
The Story
James Bryden, an Irish immigrant suffering from blood poisoning, is advised by his doctor to take a long sea voyage to recover his health. He decides that he would like to see Ireland again, and the doctor agrees that a long visit to Bryden's native Irish village of Duncannon will speed his convalescence.
Bryden enjoys his return home. The cozy village is so different from his life in the Bowery of New York City, where he has a job in a barroom. As he grows stronger, he begins to appreciate the slow, deliberate rhythms of village life. Absent are the hectic,...
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