Project Gutenberg 2004-12-06 Public domain in the USA. 99 Benson, Robert Hugh 1871 1914 Benson, R. H. (Robert Hugh) The Necromancers Produced by Suzanne Shell and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Necromancers" by Robert Hugh Benson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative begins with Mrs. Baxter, a devout widow, who is troubled by her son Laurie's recent romantic entanglements and his transition into Catholicism. Following the death of Amy Nugent, Laurie’s love interest, the stage is set for emotional turmoil as the characters grapple with themes of grief, morality, and the supernatural. The opening introduces characters that reflect contrasting perspectives on love, loss, and the afterlife, particularly highlighting the tension between tradition and emerging beliefs surrounding necromancy. At the start of the story, we find Mrs. Baxter expressing her distress over her son's love life while lamenting the potential consequences of his choices. She is preoccupied with Laurie's grief following Amy's death and is concerned about his spiritual journey. Meanwhile, Maggie, the girl who listens to Mrs. Baxter's concerns and shares her thoughts, subtly critiques Laurie's decisions and reflects on the selfishness behind his romantic pursuits. The chapter unfolds to reveal Laurie’s inner turmoil, deepened by the weight of his grief and his desperation for a connection to Amy even after her death. This complex emotional landscape sets the stage for the exploration of themes like the intersection of love and death, the search for meaning, and the potential for connecting with lost loved ones beyond the grave. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Paranormal fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction 506953 506962 2024-09-06T10:59:50.244934 2023-10-06T12:22:10.357969 text/html text/html 526929 2020-12-18T20:45:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 185883 2020-12-18T20:45:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 239102 2024-09-06T10:59:58.219866 application/epub+zip 245233 2024-09-06T10:59:52.110916 application/epub+zip 245232 2024-09-06T10:59:51.118877 application/epub+zip 476427 2024-09-06T11:00:03.221852 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435773 2024-09-06T10:59:57.484871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435851 2022-09-07T15:25:53.858440 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 483922 483866 2024-09-06T10:59:48.850931 2023-10-06T12:22:09.064977 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 483797 2020-12-18T20:45:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 180390 2020-12-18T20:45:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 483788 2020-12-18T20:45:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 180354 2020-12-18T20:45:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20139 2024-09-06T11:00:03.363937 application/rdf+xml 13887 2024-09-06T10:59:51.482861 image/jpeg 3576 2024-09-06T10:59:51.299887 image/jpeg 236042 2024-09-06T10:59:50.289911 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia