{"product_id":"the-hand-of-ethelberta-by-thomas-hardy-9781603127264","title":"The Hand of Ethelberta by Thomas Hardy, Fiction, Literary, Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs Hardy put it, \"This Somewhat Frivolous narrative was produced as an interlude between stories of a more sober design, and it was given the subtitle of a comedy to indicate -- though not quite accurately -- the aim of the performance.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEthelberta Chickerel is the daughter of a lady's maid, who forms a liaison with a knight's son who promptly dies. His mother reconciles to Ethelberta, has her educated and brought into society, and then dies herself, leaving Ethelberta the townhouse and nothing else. She must make her way in the world by her wits, with the native instincts of a girl of the lower classes underlying the veneer of sophistication, as she attempts to secure her future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Hardy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1603127267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781603127264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aegypan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Thomas Hardy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44584086995199,"sku":"9781603127264","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f817bffd-152b-4a9b-8c93-2114d22777ce.jpg?v=1701885232","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hand-of-ethelberta-by-thomas-hardy-9781603127264","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}