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 In addition to the title story, derived from Hardy's unpublished first novel, this volume includes How I Built Myself a House, Destiny and a Blue Cloak, Our Exploits at West Poley, Old Mrs Chundle, The Doctor's Legend, The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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88. oldal
... remained fixed upon Mr Allenville's front door , in momentary expectation of seeing it gently open . The dark wood of the door showed a keen and distinct edge upon the pale stone of the porch floor . It must have been about two minutes ...
... remained fixed upon Mr Allenville's front door , in momentary expectation of seeing it gently open . The dark wood of the door showed a keen and distinct edge upon the pale stone of the porch floor . It must have been about two minutes ...
94. oldal
... remained there , coming in the morning and leaving in the afternoon , thus giving him the house to himself during the latter part of the day . When it grew dusk he went out , wishing to ramble for a little time . The gibbous moon rose ...
... remained there , coming in the morning and leaving in the afternoon , thus giving him the house to himself during the latter part of the day . When it grew dusk he went out , wishing to ramble for a little time . The gibbous moon rose ...
138. oldal
... remained unsubmerged , the whole mass was now under water , which enlarged the task of reopening the channel to Herculean dimensions . But we did not know my cousin Steve as yet . " You will help me here , " he said authoritatively to ...
... remained unsubmerged , the whole mass was now under water , which enlarged the task of reopening the channel to Herculean dimensions . But we did not know my cousin Steve as yet . " You will help me here , " he said authoritatively to ...
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