The Collected Works of Henry James, Vol. 32 (of 36): The Jolly Corner; The Lesson of the Master (Bookland Classics)

James, Henry Henry James,

ISBN 10: 1662714556 / ISBN 13: 9781662714559

Edité par Bookland Classics -, 2020

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• Titre: The Collected Works of Henry James, Vol. 32 (of 36): The Jolly Corner; The Lesson of the Master (Bookland Classics)
• Éditeur: Bookland Classics -
• Date de parution: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1662714556
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781662714559
• Reliure: hardcover
• État de l'article: Very Good

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Synopsis

"The Jolly Corner" is a short story by Henry James published first in the magazine The English Rew of December, 1908. One of James' most noted ghost stories, "The Jolly Corner" describes the adventures of Spencer Brydon as he prowls the now-empty New York house where he grew up. He encounters a "sensation more complex than had ever before found itself consistent with sanity."


Spencer Brydon returns to New York City after thirty-three years abroad. He has returned to "look at his 'property,'" two buildings, one his boyhood home on "the jolly corner." The second, larger structure is now going to be renovated into a big apartment building. These properties have been the source of his income since the deaths of his family members. Spencer finds he is good at directing this renovation, despite never having done this work before, suggesting that his innate ability for business was hiding deep within him unused. Spencer rekindles a relationship with an old friend, Alice Staverton. Both comment on his "real gift" for business and construction which he also finds "vulgar and sordid." He starts to wonder who he would have been if he had stayed in the U.S.


He starts to prowl the house at night to try to meet his American alter ego. Brydon has begun to realize that he might have been an astute businessman if he hadn't forsaken moneymaking for a more leisurely life. He discusses this possibility with Alice Staverton, his friend who has always lived in New York.


Meanwhile Brydon begins to believe that his alter ego-the ghost of the man he might have been-is haunting the "jolly corner", his nickname for the old family house. After a harrowing night of pursuit in the house, Brydon finally confronts the ghost, who advances on him and overpowers him with "a rage of personality before which his own collapsed." Brydon eventually awakens with his head pillowed on Alice Staverton's lap.