The Hand of Ethelberta (Penguin Classics)
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Ethelberta Petherwin is a glamorous young widow; her passionate poetry, beauty and wealth make her the star of every salon, and her faint air of mystery merely increases her allure. But if her hand is London's most valued prize, it is because no one has yet noticed her lineage of laborers recently risen to the doubtful heights of domestic servitude. Hardy scrutinizes Ethelberta as the strain of deception takes its toll, and her precarious hold on her coveted social status begins to slip.
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The Hand of Ethelberta (Penguin Classics)
The Hand of Ethelberta (Penguin Classics),Thomas Hardy,Tim Dolin,Penguin Classics,0140435026,Classics,Courtship,Fiction,Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928,Humorous fiction,Impostors and imposture,Literature - Classics / Criticism,Wessex (England),19th century fiction,Classic fiction,Fiction / Classics
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