The Hand Of Ethelberta: A Comedy In Chapters
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A witty and unconventional Victorian comedy of manners, The Hand of Ethelberta chronicles the bold social ascent of Ethelberta Petherwin, a butler's daughter turned poet and widow of a gentleman, as she navigates the treacherous waters of class, ambition, and marriage in nineteenth-century England. Hardy presents a sharp-tongued heroine who must simultaneously conceal her humble origins from high society while managing the well-meaning interference of her large working-class family. The novel unfolds with ironic humor and keen social observation, illustrating the absurdities and hypocrisies of a rigid class system through Ethelberta's increasingly audacious schemes to secure her future. Unlike Hardy's more tragic works, this narrative sustains a light, satirical tone that skewers Victorian pretension with elegant precision, making it a uniquely playful entry in his body of work.
Author: Thomas Hardy
Format: Hardback
Published: 1973, Macmillan
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
A witty and unconventional Victorian comedy of manners, The Hand of Ethelberta chronicles the bold social ascent of Ethelberta Petherwin, a butler's daughter turned poet and widow of a gentleman, as she navigates the treacherous waters of class, ambition, and marriage in nineteenth-century England. Hardy presents a sharp-tongued heroine who must simultaneously conceal her humble origins from high society while managing the well-meaning interference of her large working-class family. The novel unfolds with ironic humor and keen social observation, illustrating the absurdities and hypocrisies of a rigid class system through Ethelberta's increasingly audacious schemes to secure her future. Unlike Hardy's more tragic works, this narrative sustains a light, satirical tone that skewers Victorian pretension with elegant precision, making it a uniquely playful entry in his body of work.