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Adventuress and opportunist, Ethelberta reinvents herself to disguise her humble origins, launching a brilliant career as a society poet in London with her family acting incognito as her servants. Turning the male-dominated literary world to her advantage, she happily exploits the attentions of four very different suitors. Will she bestow her hand upon the richest of them, or on the man she loves? Ethelberta Petherwin, alias Berta Chickerel, moves with easy grace between her multiple identities, cleverly managing a tissue of lies to aid her meteoric rise. In "The Hand of Ethelberta" (1876), Hardy drew on conventions of popular romances, illustrated weeklies, plays, fashion plates, and even his wife's diary in this comic story of a woman in control of her destiny.
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The Hand of Ethelberta (The New Wessex Thomas Hardy)
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.46. Seller Inventory # G033341750XI3N01
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The Hand of Ethelberta (The new Wessex Thomas Hardy)
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Pan Macmillan, United Kingdom, London, 1986
ISBN 10: 033341750X
ISBN 13: 9780333417508
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 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. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001022972
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The Hand of Ethelberta (The new Wessex Thomas Hardy)
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Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Seller Inventory # CHL8168810
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The Hand of Ethelberta : A Comedy in Chapters
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Condition: Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 16438600-6
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