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Abner Daniel: A Novel

Author
William Harben
Language
English
Length
278 pages
ISBN
9781836102151
Published
27 February 2026
Imprint
Fractal Press
  • family conflict
  • rural Southern life
  • ambition
  • land speculation
  • financial risk
  • loyalty
  • generational divide
  • pride
  • moral responsibility
  • household tension

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Abner Daniel centers on a rural Southern family strained by ambition and risky financial choices. Alfred Bishop’s obsession with land speculation threatens his household, pitting wealth against responsibility as his wife and son fear ruin. The arrival of Uncle Abner Daniel deepens tensions, exposing generational divides and hard-earned wisdom. William Harben explores loyalty, pride, and the consequences of blind optimism within a close-knit family and community.

Author

William Harben (1858–1919) mapped the emotional weather of rural Georgia — novels of land, loyalty, and the hard bargains of family life in a changing South. He wrote with an insider's affection for mountain and plantation communities, and with a clear eye for rivalry, redemption, and the cost of pride.

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