Project Gutenberg 2010-10-20 Public domain in the USA. 264 Allen, James Lane 1849 1925 Sister Dolorosa, and Posthumous Fame Produced by David Garcia, Heather Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library) "Sister Dolorosa and Posthumous Fame" by James Lane Allen is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around a young nun named Sister Dolorosa, who grapples with her devout religious life while feeling the stirrings of her humanity and desires, especially after encounters with a handsome young man named Gordon Helm. The narrative explores Sister Dolorosa's internal conflict as she navigates her duties, aspirations, and the impact of love and longing in a life dedicated to the Church. At the start of the novel, Sister Dolorosa is portrayed as a contemplative figure who reflects on her life and the ideals of her faith as she walks toward the convent. Her thoughts are tinged with longing as she recalls visits to an elderly couple, during which themes of love and family contrast sharply with her vows of celibacy. Her encounter with a wounded bird and later, a brief meeting with Gordon Helm, signify pivotal moments that awaken her suppressed feelings and fears regarding her path in life. The opening sets the tone for Sister Dolorosa's struggle between her spiritual ideals and the human emotions that compel her to question her commitment to the convent, laying the groundwork for a deeper exploration of self-discovery and sacrifice as the plot unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Kentucky -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Religion/Spirituality 249006 2025-06-14T05:06:57.938701 text/html 247419 2021-01-07T02:41:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 111941 2021-01-07T02:41:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 194551 2025-06-14T05:07:05.423646 application/epub+zip 196634 2025-06-14T05:07:01.430709 application/epub+zip 160972 2025-06-14T05:07:00.154682 application/epub+zip 392931 2025-06-14T05:07:08.509658 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373963 2025-06-14T05:07:04.612694 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325758 2022-09-15T13:37:43.227356 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237872 2025-06-14T05:06:57.381716 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 237743 2021-01-07T02:41:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 91462 2021-01-07T02:41:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 237735 2021-01-07T02:41:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 91435 2021-01-07T02:41:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20609 2025-06-14T05:07:08.656640 application/rdf+xml 18194 2025-06-14T05:07:00.710699 image/jpeg 4116 2025-06-14T05:07:00.427698 image/jpeg 192420 2025-06-14T05:06:57.965694 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia