The Jolly Corner (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Henry James
- First Published: 1908
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: The late nineteenth or early twentieth century
- Setting: New York City
- Principal Characters: Spencer Brydon, Alice Staverton, Mrs. Muldoon
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction, Mystery and detective literature
- Subjects: Self, Ghosts or apparitions, Mysteries, Property, Houses, mansions, or manors, Finance
- Locales: New York, NY
The Story
After an absence of thirty-three years, Spencer Brydon returns from abroad to New York City. He makes this dramatic move in order to oversee improvements to his property, which consists of two houses that have been the source of his financial independence throughout his life. One is in the process of being converted into apartments, while the other, the “jolly corner” of the title, is the house in which Brydon grew up and which he therefore is loathe to alter in any way.
In the course of conversations with Miss Staverton, Brydon reflects on what sort of...
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