The Hand of Ethelberta

Name: The Hand of Ethelberta
Author: Thomas Hardy
ISBN: 9780140435023

Thomas HardyAuthor

4.0(1)

4.0

1 ratings

Hardcover€38.00Paperback€20.90E-Book€0.99

Not availableFree shipping

By using these links, you support READO. We receive an affiliate commission without any additional costs to you.

Buy Now

About the book

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.

ISBN9780140435023

PublisherPenguin Classics

Publication Date07/27/06

Pages514

ISBN9780140435023

PublisherPenguin Classics

Publication Date07/27/06

Pages514

Reviews & Ratings

1 ratings

1 reviews

4.0

Tap to filter

jersy104
13 Followers
jersy104
13 Followers
4.0
A very interesting and different classic with some comical and dramatic elements and complex characters. I haven't seen the divide between classes explored in this way and it was just fascinating and fun, especially since it isn't a black and white portrayal. I'm not sure yet how I feel about the ending, but I'm glad Hardy didn't go for the expected.
Sep 4, 2022
4.0
A very interesting and different classic with some comical and dramatic elements and complex characters. I haven't seen the divide between classes explored in this way and it was just fascinating and fun, especially since it isn't a black and white portrayal. I'm not sure yet how I feel about the ending, but I'm glad Hardy didn't go for the expected.
Sep 4, 2022