The Damnation of Theron Ware

About this book

The Damnation of Theron Ware is an 1896 novel by American author Harold Frederic. Set in the fictional town of Octavius in upstate New York, the novel presents a portrait of late 19th-century provincial United States, the religious life of its ethnic groups, and its intellectual and artistic culture. It is written in a realistic style. According to Publishers Weekly, it was the fifth-best-selling book in the United States in 1896.