Brooksmith

Brooksmith
"Brooksmith"
Author Henry James
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre(s) Short story
Published in The Lesson of the Master
Publication type Book

"Brooksmith" is a short story written by Henry James in 1891. The story is also present in a compilation of 50 Great Short Stories by Milton Crane

Plot

In the story the narrator talks about a butler he had once run across, who is responsible for the preservation of the atmosphere in a retired diplomat's salon where various conversations take place. The butler, in time, with the changing circumstances goes through a phase when after he is left ill and in poverty.[1]

References

  1. ^ henryjames.org.uk

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