The Martian: A NovelHarper & brothers, 1897 - 477 páginas The narrator and main character, Barty Josselin, attempts suicide after he loses his sight in one eye, prompting the appearance of Martia, the Martian, with whom he now shares his body. Du Maurier also introduces the concept of automatic writing in this novel: while Josselin sleeps, Martia writes and Josselin becomes a world-famous writer. |
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... Barty , man and boy , Barty's wife , their children , their grandchildren , and all that ever concerned them or concerns them still - all this has been the world to me , and ever will be . He wished me to tell the absolute truth about ...
... Barty , man and boy , Barty's wife , their children , their grandchildren , and all that ever concerned them or concerns them still - all this has been the world to me , and ever will be . He wished me to tell the absolute truth about ...
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... Barty Josselin that I can hardly be said to have ever had an existence apart from his ; and I can think of no easier or better way to tell Barty's history than just telling my own - from the days I first knew him — and in my own way ...
... Barty Josselin that I can hardly be said to have ever had an existence apart from his ; and I can think of no easier or better way to tell Barty's history than just telling my own - from the days I first knew him — and in my own way ...
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... Barty's début at Brossard's the boys went to church in the Rue de l'Église , Passy - and he with them , for he had been brought up a Roman Catholic . And I went round to Mlle . Jalabert's to see my mother and sister . I told them all ...
... Barty's début at Brossard's the boys went to church in the Rue de l'Église , Passy - and he with them , for he had been brought up a Roman Catholic . And I went round to Mlle . Jalabert's to see my mother and sister . I told them all ...
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... Barty always looked upon as his sis- ter , and who is now dead . ( She became Lord Frognal's wife he died in 1870 - and she afterwards married Mr. Justice Robertson . ) Barty's French grandfather and grandmother came over from Dieppe ...
... Barty always looked upon as his sis- ter , and who is now dead . ( She became Lord Frognal's wife he died in 1870 - and she afterwards married Mr. Justice Robertson . ) Barty's French grandfather and grandmother came over from Dieppe ...
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... Barty has earned the threatened punishment ! And again Barty is happy for a week . And so are we . Such was Barty's humor , as a boy - mere drivel - but of such a kind that even his butts were fond of him . He would make M. Bonzig laugh ...
... Barty has earned the threatened punishment ! And again Barty is happy for a week . And so are we . Such was Barty's humor , as a boy - mere drivel - but of such a kind that even his butts were fond of him . He would make M. Bonzig laugh ...
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