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Friends:

Please forgive my ignorance about 19th century New England, both in terms of
history and literature.  I'm trying.

The more I read in and about ED, the more I understand the profound importance
of Christianity in her day.  I assume, however, that there may have been a few
voices 
that spoke as atheists.  I'm not hoping to find that, just curious.  Can
anyone help me?  Were there notable atheists?  Did anybody write from that
point of view?  

Thank you,

Louis Forsdale