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The jolly corner

Henry James • 1918 • M. Secker

Author: Henry James
First published: 1918
Publisher: M. Secker
Genres: Fiction · Art
ISBN: 9781412111775

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This work by Henry James stands as a notable example of the author's exploration of psychological depth and the specters of one's own past. Collectors often prize such volumes for their ability to capture the nuance of a complex narrative within a classic literary framework.

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The Jolly Corner was originally published in 1908 in the English Review and later included in the New York Edition of Henry James’s works. It stands as one of the author's most celebrated ghost stories, exploring themes of identity, regret, and the spectral hauntings of one's own unrealized potential. The 1918 printing by Martin Secker reflects the period when the publisher was actively working to collect and preserve James’s late-career shorter fiction, positioning these tales within the refined literary landscape of early twentieth-century London.

Henry James crafted this narrative during his final creative period, utilizing his characteristic psychological depth to examine a protagonist returning to his ancestral New York home. The design of Secker’s editions from this era typically emphasized a minimalist, austere elegance meant to cater to the intellectual sensibilities of the post-Victorian reader. While the story was noted for its experimental ambiguity and unsettling atmosphere, it was received as a quintessential example of James’s mastery of the internal ghost story, where the true horror resides in the protagonist’s confrontation with a shadow self.

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