Memento Mori (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Muriel Spark
- First Published: 1959
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: 1950’s
- Setting: London, England
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: 1950’s, Authors or writers, Friendship, England or English people, Fear, Death or dying, London, Wealth, Old age or elderly people, Mortality, Telephones
- Locales: London, England
Characters Discussed
Dame Lettie Colston, an elderly pioneer penal reformer and Godfrey Colston’s sister. She resents the caregiving she and Godfrey must provide for Godfrey’s wife, Charmian. Recently, Dame Lettie has begun to receive phone calls from an anonymous man who tells her, “Remember, you must die.” The police can find no leads. She becomes increasingly agitated, fearful, and even obsessed. At the home of retired police inspector Henry Mortimer, she meets with others who have received similar calls, but nothing is settled. Dame Lettie remains terrified and...
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