Published in 1891, this was Eggleston’s final novel, before he turned his hand exclusively to history. Here Eggleston satirizes the wealthy followers of Christian Science and faith healing. ‘The book was not written to depreciate anyone’s valued delusions, ‘ he writes in his Preface, ‘but to make a study of human nature under certain modern conditions.’
About the author
Edward Eggleston (1837-1902) was an American novelist and historian. A pioneering regionalist and realist who is most closely identified with Indiana, his best-known novels include
The Hoosier School-Master (1871),
The End of the World (1872), and
The Circuit Rider (1874). His most notable histories are
Beginners of a Nation (1896) and
Transit of Civilization from England to America (1900).
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