The Gates Ajar

After the traumatic death of her dear brother, Mary struggles to find solace, and slowly begins to lose her faith, until a relative offers a new perspective. The Gates Ajar by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps was the second best-selling religious novel of the 19th century. Selling thousands of copies in multiple countries, this spiritualist novel inspired a new perception of the Christian afterlife.

About the author

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (1844-1911) was an American early feminist author and intellectual. Phelps advocated for women’s rights, clothing reform, and animal rights, often finding herself surrounded in controversy because of it. Having published multiple best-sellers, Phelps was a well-known author and was the first woman to present a lecture series at Boston University. She wrote in several genres, including children’s and spiritualist literature. Phelps often challenged traditional Christian beliefs and the expected domestic role of women in her writing. By the end of her career, Phelps published fifty-seven volumes of fiction, poetry, and essays, as well multiple novels.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Stuary Phelps
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.05.2021
• EAN: 9781513279923
• ISBN: 978-1-5132-7992-3
• No. of pages: 130
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: Mint Editions; Mint Editions—Philosophical and Theological Work; Mint Editions (Philosophical and Theological Work)
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), FICTION / Christian / Historical, Christian life & practice, Religious and spiritual fiction, Religious & Spiritual Fiction, Classic fiction: general and literary