# The Jolly Corner

**Author:** Henry James
**Tags:** Ghost stories, Fiction
**Price:** Free
**Formats:** DOCX, EPUB, FB2, PDF, TXT
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**Added:** 10.07.2026
**URL:** https://samolit.com/books/96744

## Description

Returning to New York City after an absence of thirty-three years, Spencer Brydon is a man adrift in his own past. He has come back to oversee his properties, including the beloved childhood home he affectionately calls "the jolly corner." As he contemplates the life he might have led had he remained in America instead of pursuing a leisurely existence abroad, Brydon becomes consumed by a haunting obsession. He believes an "alter ego"—a spectral version of the man he could have become—lurks within the empty rooms of his old house. Each night, Brydon embarks on a chilling quest, prowling the dark corridors, driven by a desperate need to confront this phantom self. Is he truly being hunted by a ghost, or is the spectral presence a terrifying manifestation of his own deepest regrets and the fragmented identity born from a lifetime of choices? This psychological ghost story delves into the unsettling nature of self-discovery and the frightening possibilities of unlived lives.