The Damnation of Theron Ware

Harold Frederic

⏱ 8 minAmerican classic

An eager, naive young Methodist preacher falls under the spell of a wider, sophisticated world, a worldly priest, a sceptical scientist, a dazzling red-haired free spirit, believing himself growing enlightened while he is in fact being hollowed out into a vulgar fool. Frederic's powerful, ironic novel of a soul's corruption.

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