The Hand Of Ethelberta: A Comedy In Chapters - 9781546840497

At the beginning of this novel, it is told that Ethelberta was raised in humble circumstances but, through her work as a governess, married well at the age of eighteen. Her husband died two weeks after the wedding and, now twenty-one, Ethelberta lives with her mother-in-law, Lady Petherwin. In the three years that have elapsed since the deaths of both her husband and father-in-law, Ethelberta has been treated to foreign travel and further privilege by her benefactress, but restricted from seeing her poor family. The events of the story concern Ethelberta's career as a famous poet and storyteller as she struggles to support her family and conceal her secret-that her father is a butler. Beautiful, clever, and rational, she easily attracts four very persistent suitors (Mr. Julian, Mr. Neigh, Mr. Ladywell, and Lord Mountclere), but is reluctant to give her much-coveted hand.

• | Author: Thomas Hardy
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: May 22, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 380 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1546840494
• | ISBN-13: 9781546840497