The Hand of Ethelberta
The Hand of Ethelberta

Author: Thomas Hardy

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2006-07-27

Total Pages: 603

ISBN-13: 0141922036

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Adventuress and opportunist, Ethelberta reinvents herself to disguise her humble origins, launching a brilliant career as a society poet in London with her family acting incognito as her servants. Turning the male-dominated literary world to her advantage, she happily exploits the attentions of four very different suitors. Will she bestow her hand upon the richest of them, or on the man she loves? Ethelberta Petherwin, alias Berta Chickerel, moves with easy grace between her multiple identities, cleverly managing a tissue of lies to aid her meteoric rise. In The Hand of Ethelberta (1876), Hardy drew on conventions of popular romances, illustrated weeklies, plays, fashion plates and even his wife's diary in this comic story of a woman in control of her destiny.

A Companion to Thomas Hardy
A Companion to Thomas Hardy

Author: Keith Wilson

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2009-05-04

Total Pages: 503

ISBN-13: 1405156686

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Through original essays from a distinguished team of international scholars and Hardy specialists, A Companion to Thomas Hardy provides a unique, one-volume resource, which encompasses all aspects of Hardy's major novels, short stories, and poetry Informed by the latest in scholarly, critical, and theoretical debates from some of the world's leading Hardy scholars Reveals groundbreaking insights through examinations of Hardy’s major novels, short stories, poetry, and drama Explores Hardy's work in the context of the major intellectual and socio-cultural currents of his time and assesses his legacy for subsequent writers

The Hand of Ethelberta by Thomas Hardy - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
The Hand of Ethelberta by Thomas Hardy - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)

Author: Thomas Hardy

Publisher: Delphi Classics

Published: 2017-07-17

Total Pages: 545

ISBN-13: 1786568330

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This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Hand of Ethelberta’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Thomas Hardy’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Hardy includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘The Hand of Ethelberta’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Hardy’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles

Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy

Author: Mark Ford

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2016-10-10

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 067473789X

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Acknowledgements -- Index

What the Shepherd Saw
What the Shepherd Saw

Author: Thomas Hardy

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2013-04-24

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 9781484811184

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It might have been about eleven o'clock when he awoke. He was so surprised at awaking without, apparently, being called or struck, that on second thoughts he assumed that somebody must have called him in spite of appearances, and looked out of the hut window towards the sheep. They all lay as quiet as when he had visited them, very little bleating being audible, and no human soul disturbing the scene. He next looked from the opposite window, and here the case was different. The frost-facets glistened under the moon as before; an occasional furze bush showed as a dark spot on the same; and in the foreground stood the ghostly form of the trilithon. But in front of the trilithon stood a man.