Hand of Ethelberta Tapa blanda - 1998

From the book:Young Mrs. Petherwin stepped from the door of an old and well-appointed inn in a Wessex town to take a country walk. By her look and carriage she appeared to belong to that gentle order of society which has no worldly sorrow except when its jewellery gets stolen; but, as a fact not generally known, her claim to distinction was rather one of brains than of blood. She was the daughter of a gentleman who lived in a large house not his own, and began life as a baby christened Ethelberta after an infant of title who does not come into the story at all, having merely furnished Ethelberta's mother with a subject of contemplation. She became teacher in a school, was praised by examiners, admired by gentlemen, not admired by gentlewomen, was touched up with accomp-lishments by masters who were coaxed into painstaking by her many graces, and, entering a mansion as governess to the daughter thereof, was stealthily married by the son. He, a minor like herself, died from a chill caught during the wedding tour, and a few weeks later was followed into the grave by Sir Ralph Petherwin, his unforgiving father, who had bequeathed his wealth to his wife absolutely.

Detalles

• Título Hand of Ethelberta
• Autor Thomas Hardy
• Encuadernación Tapa blanda
• Edición New Ed
• Páginas 448
• Volúmenes 1
• Idioma ENG
• Editorial Orion Publishing Group, Vermont
• Fecha de publicación May 1, 1998
• ISBN 9780460876452 / 0460876457
• Peso 0.66 libras (0.30 kg)
• Dimensiones 7.78 x 5.14 x 0.95 pulgadas (19.76 x 13.06 x 2.41 cm)
• Temas
  • Cultural Region: British
• Dewey Decimal Code FIC