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    A Study Guide for Henry James's "The Jolly Corner"
    A Study Guide for Henry James's "The Jolly Corner"
    A Study Guide for Henry James's "The Jolly Corner"
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    A Study Guide for Henry James's "The Jolly Corner"

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    A Study Guide for Henry James's "The Jolly Corner," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCengage Learning - Gale
    Release dateJul 6, 2016
    ISBN9781535837620
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      A Study Guide for Henry James's "The Jolly Corner" - Gale

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      The Jolly Corner

      Henry James

      1908

      Introduction

      First published in the inaugural issue of The English Review in 1908, The Jolly Corner also appeared the following year in the definitive New York edition of James’s work. The main character of the story, Spencer Brydon, is a middle-aged man who returns to his birthplace of New York City. He has lived abroad for thirty-three years, and while visiting his childhood home—situated on a jolly corner—he questions if leaving the States was the best decision. He walks around the vacant house late at night, wondering about what could have been. The story reaches a climax when he believes that he is being haunted by his alter

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