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You will love this book if you enjoy character studies, small-town satire, stories of faith and doubt, or sharp portraits of ambition and vanity.
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What happens to a good man when he meets people who seem smarter than he is? Harold Frederic asks this in The Damnation of Theron Ware, a novel published in 1896. It follows a young Methodist minister in upstate New York who begins as sincere, hardworking and a little naive.
Theron hopes for the richest pulpit in the district and is sent to a smaller town called Octavius. There he meets a stern board of trustees, a worldly priest, a cold scientist, a clever revivalist and a red-haired organist.
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- 1A crowded church sends Theron to OctaviusFree
- 2The trustees lay down the law
- 3A deathbed opens a door to another world
- 4Two clever men and a night in a church
- 5The wealthy family behind the organ
- 6A church fight and a book that changes him
- 7The Soulsbys take over the church
- 8Chopin, a picnic and a kiss in the woods
- 9A man who sees only what he wants to see
- 10Faith, marriage and the church as machinery
- 11How Frederic tells the story
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A crowded church sends Theron to Octavius
The novel opens at the closing session of a Methodist Conference in Tecumseh. A thousand faces watch a nearsighted Bishop read out the list of appointments. The congregation wants its man, the Reverend Theron Ware, after a fine sermon from him.
He names a lanky old preacher for the grand church, and the crowd groans. Theron is sent to Octavius, a poor posting in a rough Irish mill town, and his wife Alice weeps in the street.
In the parsonage we learn how they met, how they laughed through early marriage, and how debt nearly crushed them until a neighbour named Abram Beekman cleared it.
Theron is gifted, eager and a little vain, and he longs to be a great speaker. His hunger for praise is the first thing to notice about him.
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Who’s who
- Theron Ware
- A gifted, vain young Methodist minister who longs to be admired and finds a more exciting world in Octavius.
- Alice Ware
- Theron's cheerful, practical wife, who loves him and feels herself being pushed aside as his ambitions grow.
- Celia Madden
- A rich, red-haired Catholic organist who lives by her own whims and calls herself a Greek.
- Father Forbes
- A smooth, learned priest who treats religion as a social habit and enjoys talk about its ancient roots.
- Dr. Ledsmar
- A cold scientist who studies reptiles and plants and holds that most human beliefs are old habits.
- Levi Gorringe
- A dry, shrewd lawyer and church trustee who keeps his thoughts to himself and takes an interest in Alice.
- Sister Soulsby
- A quick-witted travelling revivalist with a colourful past who teaches Theron how church machinery works.
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- LengthAbout 109,000 words
- Reading timeAbout 7 h 40 min
- FormatseBook, large-print eBook, audiobook, 15-minute summary
- LanguagesEnglish and 11 other languages
Questions about La Damnation de Theron Ware
What is The Damnation of Theron Ware about?
It follows a young Methodist minister who is sent to a rough town called Octavius. There he meets a priest, a doctor and a clever young woman, and their ideas draw him away from his old faith and his wife.
Who is Celia Madden?
Celia is the red-haired organist at the Catholic church and the daughter of a rich wagon maker. She is intelligent and free-spirited, and she speaks of being a Greek. Theron falls under her spell.
Is The Damnation of Theron Ware based on a true story?
It is a work of fiction published in 1896. Frederic drew on the Methodist churches, camp meetings and small towns of upstate New York that he knew from his own youth.
Is The Damnation of Theron Ware easy to read?
The prose is clear and lively, with short chapters and many funny scenes. Dialogue carries much of the story, and the characters are vivid, so the plot is easy to follow from start to finish.
What is the main message of the novel?
The book shows how vanity and the wish to be admired can lead a decent man astray. It also asks what religion is really for, through characters who use it, mock it or sincerely hold to it.
Cite this edition
Frederic, Harold. The Damnation of Theron Ware. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-damnation-of-theron-ware.
Frederic, H. (2026). The damnation of Theron Ware. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-damnation-of-theron-ware (Original work published 1896)
Frederic, Harold. The Damnation of Theron Ware. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-damnation-of-theron-ware.
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