The Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart 1844-1911 creator text utu 2017 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Gates Ajar" by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps is a religious novel published in 1868 that became the second best-selling religious novel of the 19th century. Written in the aftermath of the American Civil War, it tells the story of Mary Cabot, who grieves her brother's death in battle and loses her faith. Through conversations with her widowed aunt Winifred, Mary discovers a comforting vision of heaven as a corporeal place similar to Earth, where the dead live in spiritual bodies and maintain earthly relationships, ultimately restoring her hope and faith. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gates_Ajar Release date is 2017-02-25 Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) Original publication data not identified Christian fiction Spiritualism -- Fiction Future life -- Fiction PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54230 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54230 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134241.0 54230