The Jolly Corner

"The Jolly Corner"
Short story by Henry James
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Short story
Publication
Publication typePeriodical
PublisherEnglish Review
Media typePrint (Magazine)
Publication dateDecember 1, 1908
Pages30 pp

"The Jolly Corner" is a short story by Henry James published first in the magazine The English Review 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".