The Altar of the Dead by Henry James
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"The Altar of the Dead" by Henry James is a short story published in 1895. The tale follows George Stransom, who creates a private ritual of lighting candles in a church to honor his deceased friends and preserve their memory from oblivion. When he befriends a woman who shares his devotion to the dead, he discovers she mourns the one person he refuses to forgive. Their spiritual connection fractures over this single
name, forcing Stransom to confront whether love and forgiveness can transcend even the deepest wounds of the past. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | James, Henry, 1843-1916 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Altar of the Dead |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Altar_of_the_Dead |
| Credits | Transcribed from the 1916 Martin Secker edition by David Price |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 74.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Death -- Fiction |
| Subject | Forgiveness -- Fiction |
| Subject | Memory -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 642 |
| Release Date | Sep 1, 1996 |
| Last Update | Nov 9, 2010 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 767 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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