All Hallows’ Eve (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Charles Williams
- First Published: 1945
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Allegory
- Time of Work: October, 1945
- Setting: London, England
- Genres: Long fiction, Ghost story, Fantasy, Magical and occult fantasy
- Subjects: Folkloric or magical people, Magic or magicians, Supernatural, Art or artists, 1940’s, Ghosts or apparitions, England or English people, Christianity, Good and evil, Antichrist figures, London, Painting or painters, Bible, biblical imagery, or biblical symbolism, Adventure, Devils or demons, Life and death, Occultism or the occult, Zombies or living dead, Halloween
- Locales: London, England
Characters Discussed
Lester Furnival, who lives beyond the grave. At the age of twenty-five, Lester, Richard’s wife, is killed in a freak accident. Newly dead, she haunts the earthly London in its intertwining with the Eternal City. Lester’s earthly marital love had been marred by occasional bitterness and anger, which she now must recognize and reform. Although she is not a committed Christian, her romantic nature, including her passion and the will to love, carry over to the next life sufficiently so that she can repent and develop her spiritual powers. When her...
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