The Altar of the Dead: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Altar of the Dead, credited to Henry James, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Altar of the Dead, by Henry James. A fable of literally life and death significance, the story explores how the protagonist tries to keep the remembrance of his dead friends, to save them from being forgotten entirely in the rush of everyday events. He meets a woman who shares his ideals, only to find that the past places what seems to be an impassable barrier between them. Although James was not religious in any conventional sense, the story shows a deep spirituality in its treatment of mortality and the transcendent power of unselfish love. (Introduction by Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Altar of the Dead
• Author credits: Henry James
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 9
• Listed recording duration: 1:32:16

Catalogue topics

• fiction,
• romance

Track guide

1. 01 - Chapter 1 — 7:22
2. 02 - Chapter 2 — 9:07
3. 03 - Chapter 3 — 12:56
4. 04 - Chapter 4 — 8:49
5. 05 - Chapter 5 — 8:20
6. 06 - Chapter 6 — 7:05
7. 07 - Chapter 7 — 9:47
8. 08 - Chapter 8 — 11:27
9. 09 - Chapter 9 — 17:26

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