The Hand of Ethelberta
by Hardy, Thomas, Illustrated by Gleeson
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/Unknown
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Lake Leelanau, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
NewYork: Peter Fenelon Collier No Date; Late 19th Century Circa? Marbled boards w/blk charcoal suede trim (leaves residue to touch) to spine & corners, moderate wear, top 1/8"chunk missing at head of spinestrip, chipping & dinging to spine & edges, marbled decorated endpapers, no ownership markings, light smudging, frontispiece, illustrated, text is clean, book is solid.. Hard Cover. Fair/Unknown. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
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.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012758
- Title
- The Hand of Ethelberta
- Author
- Hardy, Thomas, Illustrated by Gleeson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Unknown
- Publisher
- NewYork: Peter Fenelon Collier
- Keywords
- CLASSIC LITERATURE. HARDY, THOMAS-"THE HAND OF ETHELBERTA" GLEESON CLASSICS-LITERATURE
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