Hypatia (novel)

Hypatia, or New Foes with an Old Face

1897 edition illustrated by Edmund H. Garrett
Author	Charles Kingsley
Language	English
Publication date	1853
Publication place	United Kingdom

Hypatia, or New Foes with an Old Face is an 1853 novel by the English writer Charles Kingsley. It is a fictionalised 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.