The Hand of Ethelberta
A Comedy in Chapters
$40.88
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
31 July 1997
Summary
Hardy’s London society comedy, and one of the most engaging and important of his early experiments in fiction.
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140435023 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140435026 |
| Author: | Thomas Hardy, Tim Dolin, Patricia Ingham |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 31 July 1997 |
| Weight: | 371g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 29mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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” The Hand of Ethelberta is … a portrait of two artists Ethelberta Petherwin and Thomas Hardy …” Tim Dolin
“The Hand of Ethelberta is … a portrait of two artists - Ethelberta Petherwin and Thomas Hardy …” –Tim Dolin
About The Author
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet of the naturalist movement, who delineated characters struggling against their passions and circumstances. His most famous works are Far from the Madding Crowd (1874), Tess of the d’Urbervilles (1891) and Jude the Obscure (1895).
TIM DOLIN teaches English at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales. He is also editor of the Penguin edition of Under the Greenwood Tree.
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