02405cam a22003733u 4500 72971 UtSlPG 20260610134704.0 m cr n 260607r20241890utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 32033598 UtSlPG en iso639-1 PR Kernahan, Coulson, 1858-1943 A dead man's diary Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2024 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2024-02-16 Emmanuel Ackerman, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Dead Man's Diary" by Coulson Kernahan is a narrative work written in the late 19th century. The book presents a unique fictional account of the afterlife, as narrated by a character who documents his experiences after being pronounced dead and then returning to life. It explores themes of life, death, and the soul’s journey through various states of existence, with a focus on moral and philosophical reflections. The opening of "A Dead Man's Diary" introduces the reader to the thoughts and fears of the narrator regarding death and existence. The narrator expresses a haunting dread of dying alone and reflects on his illness leading to death, while contemplating where his soul has gone during that time. He describes the loneliness and terror associated with the thought of death, positioned between existential awareness and a yearning for life. As he begins his diary, he is determined to recount his profound reflections on death and the afterlife, setting a contemplative tone that will likely be prevalent throughout the rest of the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: United Kingdom: Ward, Lock and Co., 1890 Christian fiction Future life -- Fiction Heaven -- Fiction Hell -- Fiction Bettany, G. T. (George Thomas), 1850-1891 https://archive.org/details/deadmansdiarywri00kern/ https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72971 113696 113696