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The Hand of Ethelberta

First published: 1876
Pages: 420

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Chapter 1
28:52
Chapter 2
21:35
Chapter 3
9:11
Chapter 4
13:17
Chapter 5
8:55
Chapter 6
10:56
Chapter 7
23:26
Chapter 8
13:06
Chapter 9
19:00
Chapter 10
8:53
Chapter 11
8:57
Chapter 12
6:57
Chapter 13
24:24
Chapter 14
7:16
Chapter 15
7:18
Chapter 16
12:49
Chapter 17
21:43
Chapter 18
14:49
Chapter 19
5:12
Chapter 20
7:06
Chapter 21
12:25
Chapter 22
22:01
Chapter 23
14:04
Chapter 24
20:56
Chapter 25
21:47
Chapter 26
17:12
Chapter 27
22:51
Chapter 28
23:12
Chapter 29
19:38
Chapter 30
9:56
Chapter 31
39:04
Chapter 32
5:54
Chapter 33
22:31
Chapter 34
16:27
Chapter 35
24:35
Chapter 36
14:04
Chapter 37
10:35
Chapter 38
15:09
Chapter 39
33:20
Chapter 40
17:52
Chapter 41
13:39
Chapter 42
14:18
Chapter 43
23:44
Chapter 44
26:36
Chapter 45
24:30
Chapter 46
33:06
Chapter 47
17:41
Sequel
15:48

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About this book

Thomas Hardy set out to write a comedy of manners, and the result is one of his most surprising books. Ethelberta Petherwin is a butler's daughter who has climbed into polite society and, left a young widow, keeps her humble origins hidden while she earns a living as a professional teller of stories. With a large family quietly depending on her, she must weigh several suitors and decide how far ambition should carry her. Sharp about class, marriage, and the performances Victorian society demanded, the novel trades Hardy's usual tragedy for wit and social satire. First published in 1876, it rewards readers curious about his lighter side. Free PDF and EPUB editions are available to download.

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Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) was an English novelist and poet whose fiction, set in a half-imagined Wessex, probed fate, class, and the constraints of Victorian society. His major novels are cornerstones of English literature.