The Sacred Fount (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Henry James
- First Published: 1901
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: 1890’s
- Setting: Newmarch, a British country estate, and the train from Paddington Station to Newmarch
- Principal Characters: The Narrator, Gilbert Long, Guy Brissenden, Grace Brissenden, Ford Obert, Mrs. May Server, Lady John
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Perception, Nineteenth century, England or English people, Reality, Adultery, Truthfulness and falsehood, Human behavior, Gossip, Intellect, Intuition, Reason or reasoning
- Locales: England
The Story:
The nameless narrator encountered two former acquaintances, Gilbert Long and Grace Brissenden, both of whom were also going to the party at Newmarch, and both of whom appeared considerably changed to the narrator. Long, who had previously struck the narrator as a handsome clod, seemed suddenly to have become clever, and Mrs. Brissenden, who was supposedly at least forty, seemed to have grown younger, or at least not to have aged. In conversation with Mrs. Briss, as she was called, the narrator received the idea for what was to become his theory, that Gilbert...
[The entire page is 2611 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
See Also
Related Topics
