"The Marriage of Esther" by Guy Boothby is a story about Cuthbert Ellison's pursuit of redemption through his connection with Esther McCartney amidst the challenges of life on Thursday Island. Losing everything, Ellison arrives on Thursday Island with his friend Silas Murkard, where they quickly face hostility. After Ellison defends his drunken friend in a bar fight against Paddy the Lasher, he gains respect but remains burdened by past mistakes and a yearning for a fresh start. The introduction of Esther, a strong and mysterious woman, offers Ellison a glimmer of hope and a chance to rebuild his life in the face of adversity.
The Marriage of Esther
By Guy Boothby
A disgraced man seeking redemption finds a glimmer of hope in a mysterious woman as he faces down rowdy locals on a remote island.
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About the AuthorGuy Newell Boothby was a prolific Australian novelist and writer, noted for sensational fiction in variety magazines around the end of the nineteenth century. He lived mainly in England. He is best known for such works as the Dr Nikola series, about an occultist criminal mastermind who is a Victorian forerunner to Fu Manchu, and Pharos, the Egyptian, a tale of Gothic Egypt, mummies' curses and supernatural revenge. Rudyard Kipling was his friend and mentor, and his books were remembered with affection by George Orwell.
Guy Newell Boothby was a prolific Australian novelist and writer, noted for sensational fiction in variety magazines around the end of the nineteenth century. He lived mainly in England. He is best known for such works as the Dr Nikola series, about an occultist criminal mastermind who is a Victorian forerunner to Fu Manchu, and Pharos, the Egyptian, a tale of Gothic Egypt, mummies' curses and supernatural revenge. Rudyard Kipling was his friend and mentor, and his books were remembered with affection by George Orwell.
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