Esther
by Henry Adams
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In Henry Adams's memorable tale of old New York, the spirited young painter Esther Dudley is introduced to Stephen Hazard, an Episcopal clergyman at St. John's. But her views, learned from her father, are radical, and he is preoccupied with clerical duties; initially each is repelled by the other. After Esther receives a commission to refurbish the decorations at the church, however, Stephen becomes an enthusiast of her painting and a companion to her ailing father. Esther finds herself falling for the preacher and, following her father's death, even becomes engaged to him. But must she compromise her personal convictions to marry him?
Themes & subjects
Man-woman relationshipsFictionClergyWomen paintersMan-woman relationships, fictionClergy, fiction
First published 1884About the author
Henry Adams
1838 – 1918
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