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The Jolly Corner
By Henry James (1843-1916)

The Jolly Corner," published in 1908, is considered by many to be
S a ghost story ranking second only to "The Turn of the Screw.'
James's protagonist, Spencer Brydon, is an American of 56,
returned to New York after 33 years in Europe, where he has
apparently accomplished little while living off his New York rentals.
His friendship with Alice Staverton, and his engagement in the
development of a property awaken him to the possibilities that
might have been his, had he chosen a different course of life. The
"ghost," if that's what it is, is that other self that might have been,
and his confrontation with that self and its possibilities leads to a
deeply unsettling, yet ambiguous, conclusion.

Read by Nicholas Clifford; total running time: 01:35:43. Dedicated
Proof-Listener: Diana Majlinger. Meta-Coordinator/ Cataloging:
<3 Anna Simon

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