Hypatia; Or, New Foes with an Old Face
Hypatia; Or, New Foes with an Old Face
By Charles Kingsley
12 Feb, 2020
Hypatia or New Foes with an Old Face is an 1853 novel by the English writer Charles Kingsley. It is a fictionalized account of the life of the philosopher Hypatia and tells the story of a young monk called Philammon who travels to Alexandria, where h
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Hypatia or New Foes with an Old Face is an 1853 novel by the English writer Charles Kingsley. It is a fictionalized account of the life of the philosopher Hypatia 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. Intended as Christian apologia it reflects typical 19th-century religious sentiments of the day. For many years the book was considered one of Kingsley's best novels and was widely read. Less