An Indiscretion in the Life of an Heiress and Other StoriesOxford University Press, 1994 - 266 oldal This edition brings together ten stories never before collected that show the range and experimentation in Hardy's technique and subject matter as never before. In addition to the title story, derived from Hardy's unpublished first novel, this volume includes How I Built Myself a House, Destiny and a Blue Cloak, Our Exploits at West Poley, Old Mrs Chundle, The Doctor's Legend, The Spectre of the Real, Blue Jimmy: The Horse Stealer, and The Unconquerable. With an insightful introduction, this edition takes the reader beyond the usual Hardy canon. |
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... horse . " The sneezes changed to spasmodic groans . One of the thieves , hearing Hubert's voice , cried , " Oh ! mercy ! mercy ! let us out of this ! " " Where's my horse ? " said Hubert . " Tied to the tree in the hollow behind Short's ...
... horse . " The sneezes changed to spasmodic groans . One of the thieves , hearing Hubert's voice , cried , " Oh ! mercy ! mercy ! let us out of this ! " " Where's my horse ? " said Hubert . " Tied to the tree in the hollow behind Short's ...
212. oldal
... horses from their owners , and planted them profitably on innocent purchasers . This was in full view of the fact that in those days the sentence for horse - stealing was , as readers will hardly need to be reminded , death without hope ...
... horses from their owners , and planted them profitably on innocent purchasers . This was in full view of the fact that in those days the sentence for horse - stealing was , as readers will hardly need to be reminded , death without hope ...
214. oldal
... horse , when I'll return her . " " Good news for me ! " says Jimmy , " for that I'm quite willing to do . Here , landlady ! A pipe and ale for this gentleman . I've sent my man out to bring round my gig ; and you can go back to my farm ...
... horse , when I'll return her . " " Good news for me ! " says Jimmy , " for that I'm quite willing to do . Here , landlady ! A pipe and ale for this gentleman . I've sent my man out to bring round my gig ; and you can go back to my farm ...
Tartalomjegyzék
General Editors Preface | vii |
Note on the Texts | xxxvii |
DESTINY AND A BLUE CLOAK | 11 |
Copyright | |
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An Indiscretion in the Life of an Heiress and Other Stories Thomas Hardy Nincs elérhető előnézet - 1998 |
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Agatha Ambrose Arthur Blomfield asked Beaminster began Blue Jimmy boys candles cave Chundle church Collected Letters Desperate Remedies door Dorchester Dorset Dorset County Dugdale Durrant East Poley Egbert eyes face Fadelle farmer father feel Geraldine Geraldine's Gertrude girl Greenwood Tree hand Hand of Ethelberta Hardy's heard heart Henniker Horace Walpole horse Hubert husband Indiscretion Joseph Damer Jude the Obscure knew lady light lived London looked Lord Parkhurst Lovill mare marriage marry Mayne Michael Millgate mill miller Milton Abbey mind Miss Allenville morning murmured never Nick's Pocket Noble Dames once Oswald parish passed perhaps poor river Rosalys round seemed soon Steve Stinsford stood story stream Taunton tell TH's thing Thomas Hardy thought tion told Tollamore turned uncle village walked Wessex West Poley Wheller wife wish woman words young