The Character and Death of Mrs. Hester Ann Rogers is a Methodist tract from 1794, still in print in 2008. The text is a publication of the sermon given by the Reverend Thomas Coke upon the death of the Methodist writer Hester Rogers, with an appendix written by her husband James Rogers; there is a third section, a “Supplement to the Appendix—consisting of Miscellaneous Extracts from the Journals of Mrs. Hester Ann Rogers.” Coke's sermon and James Rogers' appendix both contain published passages from Hester Rogers' own book entitled A Short Account of the Experience of Mrs. H.A. Rogers, Written by Herself as well as unpublished excerpts from her journals and correspondence. The history of the “Supplement to the Appendix” is not clear. Thomas Coke's sermon is divided into five sections: First, Give an Explication of the Text. Secondly, Consider the grand point held forth to our view, —the Certainty of Death. Thirdly, Lay down some consideration against the Fear of Death, for the use and comfort of believers Fourthly, Draw some Inferences from the foregoing heads; and, Lastly, Present you with an epitome of the Experience, Death, and Character of our deceased Friend Editions The first edition was printed in 1794 by the Conference Office, London. G. Story is listed as the agent; the book was sold by George Whitfield at the New Chapel and at the “Methodist Chapels in Town and Country.” A second edition was printed in 1796 by J. Belcher in Birmingham. The third edition dates from 1815, printed at the Conference Office in London by Thomas Cordeux. There have been dozens of subsequent editions. Although The Character and Death can be considered as a book unto itself, Vicki Tolar Collins, Associate Professor of English at Oregon State University and expert on the works of Hester Ann Rogers, considers it “the most lengthy male text accreted to The [Short] Account” (Hester Rogers' original book). Rogers' work went through more than 71 editions after her death. The first edition, published in 1793, contained only her core narrative. Subsequent editions, published after both Hester Rogers' and John Wesley’s death, add other texts to the core text, sometimes editing or abridging the core text as well. Other than Thomas Coke and James Rogers' version, other versions include unpublished journal passages, edited correspondence between Hester and John Wesley, poems written by women in her group, a printer’s advertisement, and Rogers'