This keepsake edition of The Book of Esther was taken from the King James translation of the Bible. The King James Translation is a masterwork of style and the most important book in the English language it has been the driving force in shaping the English-speaking world for hundreds of years.

The Book of Esther relates the story of a Hebrew woman in Persia born as Hadassah but known as Esther who becomes queen of Persia and thwarts a genocide of her people. The story forms the core of the Jewish festival of Purim during which it is read aloud twice: once in the evening and again the following morning.