Project Gutenberg 2012-06-13 Public domain in the USA. 102 Steel, Flora Annie Webster 1847 1929 Steel, F. A. (Flora Annie) The Flower of Forgiveness The flower of forgiveness -- Harvest -- For the faith -- The bhut-baby -- Râmchunderji -- Heera Nund -- Feroza -- In the house of a coppersmith -- Faizullah -- The footsteps of death -- Habitual criminals -- Mussumât Kirpo's doll -- "London" -- Lâl -- A debt of honour -- The village legacy. Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by Google Books (Harvard University) "The Flower of Forgiveness" by Flora Annie Webster Steel is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story begins by examining the concept of forgiveness against the backdrop of a pilgrimage to the Cave of Amar-nâth in India. Central to the narrative are characters like Taylor, a doctor, and his inquisitive companion, who become entwined in a tale of rituals, societal norms, and the conflicts arising from them, particularly as they observe the complexities of faith and redemption among diverse individuals at the pilgrimage site. The beginning of the novel introduces us to a conversation between two characters who discuss a unique flower called “Remissionensis” and the tales associated with it. As the narrative unfolds, it shifts to the atmosphere of the annual pilgrimage to the sacred site, filled with pilgrims seeking forgiveness of their sins. A dramatic incident occurs involving a fanatical personality, who confronts an elderly Brahman, leading to tensions among the crowd and highlighting the societal structure and the significance of caste. The opening exemplifies the book’s exploration of themes like sin, redemption, and the struggles of characters trying to navigate their identities within a spiritual journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en India -- Fiction British -- India -- Fiction Short stories, English PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 537095 530883 2024-09-16T17:33:51.594965 2023-09-17T11:42:40.042472 text/html text/html 533129 2012-06-13T15:16:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 198219 2012-06-13T15:16:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 258180 2024-09-16T17:33:59.825902 application/epub+zip 266736 2024-09-16T17:33:53.610915 application/epub+zip 266736 2024-09-16T17:33:52.522929 application/epub+zip 464109 2024-09-16T17:34:04.526875 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431859 2024-09-16T17:33:59.016931 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432091 2022-09-18T10:08:19.910545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482984 482904 2024-09-16T17:33:50.375923 2023-09-17T11:42:38.798467 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 482458 2012-06-13T15:16:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 192283 2012-06-13T15:16:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 482454 2012-06-13T15:16:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 192152 2012-06-13T15:16:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21046 2024-09-16T17:34:04.666849 application/rdf+xml 13314 2024-09-16T17:33:52.887925 image/jpeg 3520 2024-09-16T17:33:52.704919 image/jpeg 253993 2024-09-16T17:33:51.639932 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