{"product_id":"the-damnation-of-theron-ware-9791043137143","title":"The Damnation of Theron Ware","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Harold Frederic\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ancient, Classical \u0026amp; Medieval\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Damnation of Theron Ware\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarold Frederic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTheron Ware\u003c\/strong\u003e is a young Methodist pastor raised in a strict religious tradition and without much of a worldly education. As his career begins, he quickly finds himself reassigned to a congregation in Octavius, a small town in the Adirondacks. \u003cstrong\u003eAs Ware\u003c\/strong\u003e and his wife settle into their new roles in small-town America, he meets \u003cstrong\u003eCelia\u003c\/strong\u003e, a young girl fascinated by music, poetry, and literature-and he quickly finds himself struggling with both carnal temptation, and the world of experience outside of religion.\u003cstrong\u003eThe Damnation\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003eTheron Ware\u003c\/strong\u003e (published in the U.K. as Illumination) is \u003cstrong\u003eFrederic\u003c\/strong\u003e's most famous novel. Its realistic style-\u003cstrong\u003eFrederic\u003c\/strong\u003e modeled the fictional Octavius after Utica, New York-paints a nuanced portrait of the small-town American religious life of the era. It was received very positively, becoming the fifth best-selling book in the U.S. in \u003cstrong\u003e1896\u003c\/strong\u003e with outfits like the \u003cstrong\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/strong\u003e saying that \"it is a book which every one must read who wishes to hold his own in popular literary discussions.\" It garnered literary allusions in works like Main Street; like Main Street, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Damnation\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003eTheron Ware\u003c\/strong\u003e skewers small-town life, but unlike Main Street, its primary focus is religion. It also earned a mention from \u003cstrong\u003eF. Scott Fitzgerald\u003c\/strong\u003e, who in a letter wrote that he once considered it the best American novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Les Prairies Numeriques","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47812998660247,"sku":"9791043137143","price":2296.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9791043137143.webp?v=1778332780","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-damnation-of-theron-ware-9791043137143","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}