Project Gutenberg 2012-05-19 Public domain in the USA. 130 Boothby, Guy 1867 1905 Boothby, Guy Newell The Marriage of Esther Produced by Cathy Maxam and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Marriage of Esther" by Guy Boothby is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book follows the journey of Cuthbert Ellison, a man who has fallen from grace and is struggling for redemption, as he navigates his complicated relationship with Esther McCartney, a woman of strength and mystery, set against the backdrop of Thursday Island. At the start of the story, readers are introduced to Ellison and his companion Silas Murkard as they arrive at Thursday Island, both down on their luck. Their unpopularity is quickly established when Murkard, intoxicated, incites a brawl at a local bar, leading to Ellison's defense of him against a fighter named Paddy the Lasher. After a fierce fight, Ellison earns the respect of the locals but is haunted by his past failures and the degradation he has suffered. The narrative hints at Ellison's internal struggles, including his desire for redemption, and lays the foundation for his encounter with Esther, a character who represents hope and the potential for a new beginning in his tumultuous life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39731/39731-h/images/icover.jpg Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels 400214 2025-07-16T07:23:49.687167 text/html 405955 2012-05-18T19:06:22 text/html 247565 2025-07-16T07:23:55.662119 application/epub+zip 251765 2025-07-16T07:23:50.670155 application/epub+zip 224912 2025-07-16T07:23:50.167132 application/epub+zip 377897 2025-07-16T07:23:59.308159 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349919 2025-07-16T07:23:55.066135 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323542 2022-09-18T08:05:11.857035 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354151 2025-07-16T07:23:48.890147 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 353960 2012-05-18T19:06:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 353954 2012-05-18T19:06:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20429 2025-07-16T07:23:59.435079 application/rdf+xml 18274 2025-07-16T07:23:50.256151 image/jpeg 2957 2025-07-16T07:23:50.213151 image/jpeg 135606 2012-05-18T19:06:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 231292 2012-05-18T19:06:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 135563 2012-05-18T19:06:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 230826 2025-07-16T07:23:49.723170 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia