Description: Antique 1870 Spiritualism Novel; The Gates Ajar; Illustrated, engravings Elizabeth Stuart Phelps A best-selling spiritual novel, inspired by the deaths of her mother, step-mother, and fiance who died at Antietam during the Civil War. Reconstruction-era novel The Gates Ajar, in its portrait of inconsolable grief following the American Civil War, helped to shape enduring American ideas about heaven and demonstrated that for American women, the war didn't simply end at Appomattox. When Mary Cabot loses her beloved brother, Union soldier Royal, in the war, she feels as though she will never feel peace again until the arrival of her widowed aunt Winifred. Sharing the wisdom that has comforted her through her grief, Winifred offers Mary a groundbreaking view of the afterlife- a place of loving reunion with all those who were lost. As Winifred ministers to Mary, her vision of the afterlife circulates in the community and attracts local adherents who have similarly suffered losses in the war. Written with the intention of illuminating and bettering the lives of women after the war, The Gates Ajar is an empowering manifesto on conquering grief and a timeless manual for optimism. Illustrated with engravings. Beveled and embossed covers Hardcover 250 pages 1870 Very Good condition: (minor foxing on engravings and here and there in the rest of the book) No loose, torn or missing pages, bindings firm and tight. No water damage, mustiness, or odors. No highlighting, notes, underlining, or marks, etc. e-575-gates-ajar e-575-gates-ajar
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Topic: Occult
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