Lady Eleanore's Mantle

“Lady Eleanore’s Mantle” and “The Prophetic Pictures” were originally published in the short-story anthology “Twice-Told Tales” (1837⁄42). “The Birthmark” and “Rappacini’s Daughter” have been taken from “Mosses From an Old Manse” (1846), written in a Concord presbytery belonging to Emerson. “Lady Eleanore’s Mantle” - Lady Eleanore has only just arrived from England with her retinue when she passes a funeral procession. The bell tolls…because death is on the prowl. An infatuated young man she …