The James, Henry 1843-1916 creator text utu 1996 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Altar_of_the_Dead Release date is 1996-09-01 Transcribed from the 1916 Martin Secker edition by David Price Original publication data not identified Death -- Fiction Forgiveness -- Fiction Memory -- Fiction PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/642 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/642 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133034.0 642