The Great Good Place (Henry James)
This article is about the short story by Henry James. See The Great Good Place (Oldenburg) for the book by Ray Oldenburg.
The Great Good Place is a short story by Henry James, first published in Scribner's Magazine in 1900. The story portrays George Dane, a harried writer who dreams of escaping to a place where he can rest and recover before returning to the grind of his overloaded life. Dane gets his wish, at least in a memorable fantasy.
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