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The Hand of Ethelberta

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After the great success of "Far From the Madding Crowd", its editor, Leslie Stephen, asked Thomas Hardy for another novel. "The Hand of Ethelberta", Hardy’s fifth published novel, first appeared in the Cornhill Magazine between July 1875 and May 1876. In "The Hand of Ethelberta", 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. Ethelberta was raised in humble circumstances but became a governess and consequently, at the age of 18, married well. However, her husband died two weeks after the wedding. Her father-in-law, Lord Petherwin, died shortly afterwards. Ethelberta (now 21) lives with her mother-in-law, Lady Petherwin. In the three years that have elapsed since her marriage, Ethelberta has been treated to foreign travel and further privileges by Lady Petherwin but restricted from seeing her own family. The story follows Ethelberta's career as a famous poetess and storyteller. Meanwhile, she struggles to support her family and conceal the fact that her father is a butler. Ethelberta easily attracts four very persistent suitors but is reluctant to give her much-coveted hand.

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Table of contents THE HAND OF ETHELBERTA 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

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