Hand of Ethelberta

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• Publisher: Sovereign
• Year: 2014
• eBook ISBN:
  9781910558041
• Edition: 0

"e;The Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters"e; diverges from Thomas Hardy's traditional rural settings, offering a witty satire on the social mores and pretensions of Victorian England. Ethelberta Petherwin, a butler's daughter turned poetess and storyteller, navigates the complexities of rising through the social ranks while keeping her family's lowly origins concealed. With sharp wit and a cunning mind, Ethelberta maneuvers through love, ambition, and societal expectations, challenging the conventions of her day. Hardy crafts a comedic yet insightful exploration of class, gender, and the pursuit of happiness in a rigid social hierarchy.

Table of contents

• PREFACE
• 1. A STREET IN ANGLEBURY—A HEATH NEAR IT—INSIDE THE ‘RED LION’ INN
• 2. CHRISTOPHER’S HOUSE—SANDBOURNE TOWN—SANDBOURNE MOOR
• 3. SANDBOURNE MOOR (continued)
• 4. SANDBOURNE PIER—ROAD TO WYNDWAY—BALL-ROOM IN WYNDWAY HOUSE
• 5. AT THE WINDOW—THE ROAD HOME
• 6. THE SHORE BY WYNDWAY
• 7. THE DINING-ROOM OF A TOWN HOUSE—THE BUTLER’S PANTRY
• 8. CHRISTOPHER’S LODGINGS—THE GROUNDS ABOUT ROOKINGTON
• 9. A LADY’S DRAWING-ROOMS—ETHELBERTA’S DRESSING-ROOM
• 10. LADY PETHERWIN’S HOUSE
• 11. SANDBOURNE AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD—SOME LONDON STREETS
• 12. ARROWTHORNE PARK AND LODGE
• 13. THE LODGE (continued)—THE COPSE BEHIND
• 14. A TURNPIKE ROAD
• 15. AN INNER ROOM AT THE LODGE
• 16. A LARGE PUBLIC HALL
• 17. ETHELBERTA’S HOUSE
• 18. NEAR SANDBOURNE—LONDON STREETS—ETHELBERTA’S
• 19. ETHELBERTA’S DRAWING-ROOM
• 20. THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF THE HALL—THE ROAD HOME
• 21. A STREET—NEIGH’S ROOMS—CHRISTOPHER’S ROOMS
• 22. ETHELBERTA’S HOUSE
• 23. ETHELBERTA’S HOUSE (continued)
• 24. ETHELBERTA’S HOUSE (continued)—THE BRITISH MUSEUM
• 25. THE ROYAL ACADEMY—THE FARNFIELD ESTATE
• 26. ETHELBERTA’S DRAWING-ROOM
• 27. MRS. BELMAINE’S—CRIPPLEGATE CHURCH
• 28. ETHELBERTA’S—MR. CHICKEREL’S ROOM
• 29. ETHELBERTA’S DRESSING-ROOM—MR. DONCASTLE’S HOUSE
• 30. ON THE HOUSETOP
• 31. KNOLLSEA—A LOFTY DOWN—A RUINED CASTLE
• 32. A ROOM IN ENCKWORTH COURT
• 33. THE ENGLISH CHANNEL—NORMANDY
• 34. THE HÔTEL BEAU SÉJOUR AND SPOTS NEAR IT
• 35. THE HOTEL (continued), AND THE QUAY IN FRONT
• 36. THE HOUSE IN TOWN
• 37. KNOLLSEA—AN ORNAMENTAL VILLA
• 38. ENCKWORTH COURT
• 39. KNOLLSEA—MELCHESTER
• 40. MELCHESTER (continued)
• 41. WORKSHOPS—AN INN—THE STREET
• 42. THE DONCASTLES’ RESIDENCE, AND OUTSIDE THE SAME
• 43. THE RAILWAY—THE SEA—THE SHORE BEYOND
• 44. SANDBOURNE—A LONELY HEATH—THE ‘RED LION’—THE HIGHWAY
• 45. KNOLLSEA—THE ROAD THENCE—ENCKWORTH
• 46. ENCKWORTH (continued)—THE ANGLEBURY HIGHWAY
• 47. ENCKWORTH AND ITS PRECINCTS—MELCHESTER
• SEQUEL. ANGLEBURY—ENCKWORTH—SANDBOURNE