The Hand Of Ethelberta by Thomas Hardy

The Hand Of Ethelberta by Thomas Hardy

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Summary

This novel traces the life of Ethelberta Chickerel, who comes from a family of servants and workmen but lifts herself, via marriage, into high intellectual society, becoming a writer, poet and storyteller.

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The Hand Of Ethelberta by Thomas Hardy

The novel (1876) follows the fortunes of Ethelberta, one of the numerous family of Chicherel, a butler. She marries the son of the house where she is governess, only to be widowed by the time she is 21, but attempts to retain her social position, while concealing her relationship to the butler. Finally, she marries a wicked old peer, while her faithful admirer, the musician Christopher Julian, is left to marry her sister Picotee.
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ISBN 13 9780460876452
ISBN 10 0460876457
Title The Hand Of Ethelberta
Author Thomas Hardy
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 1998-03-02
Number of pages 448
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.