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The Altar of the Dead
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"The Altar of the Dead" by Henry James is a short story about a man who maintains a private devotion to his deceased friends and acquaintances by lighting candles in their memory. It will interest readers of James's fiction and those exploring themes of memory, mourning, and remembrance.
Henry James
Henry James was an American-British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the son of theologian Henry James Sr. and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James.
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