The Altar of the Dead

This is a haunting novella by the American author Henry James. It tells the story of a man who has lost the love of his life and creates an altar in his home to honor her memory. As he adds more and more names to the altar, he becomes obsessed with the dead and begins to withdraw from the living. The book is a meditation on grief, loss, and the human desire for connection.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.