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