Esther (novel)

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Esther is a novel by Henry Brooks Adams first published in 1884 under the pen name "Frances Snow Compton".[1]

The book was republished in 1938, with an introduction by Robert E. Spiller.

Plot introduction

The comic story deals with a young, freethinking socialite who falls desperately in love with an Episcopal minister. The result is a clash of intellects, a confrontation between faith and reason and a battle of the sexes.

References

  1. American Literature, Bartholow V. Crawford, p. 256, Read Books, 2007

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