Hypatia: or, New Foes with an Old Face

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This remarkable work is a fictionalised account of the life of the philosopher Hypatia, in the early 5th century AD, and tells the story of a young monk called Philammon who travels to Alexandria, where he becomes mixed up in the political and religious battles of the day. Although intended as Christian apologia, the novel has a deliberate anti-Catholic tone, and it also reflects Kingsley's other prejudices about race and religion, many of which were typical to the 19th century. F...