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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... famous republican , and after February , '48 , was elected a " représentant du peuple " for the Dauphiné , and sat in the Chamber of Deputies -for a very short time , alas ! So I fancy that the titled and particled boys- “ les nobles ...
... famous republican , and after February , '48 , was elected a " représentant du peuple " for the Dauphiné , and sat in the Chamber of Deputies -for a very short time , alas ! So I fancy that the titled and particled boys- “ les nobles ...
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... famous Antoinette Josselin at the Bouffes , ' and wanted so much to marry her that he tried to get a divorce ; it was tried in the House of Lords , I believe ; but he didn't succeed - so they - a- well they contracted a - a morganatic ...
... famous Antoinette Josselin at the Bouffes , ' and wanted so much to marry her that he tried to get a divorce ; it was tried in the House of Lords , I believe ; but he didn't succeed - so they - a- well they contracted a - a morganatic ...
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... famous man less tempted than Josselin was inevitably bound to be through life . Men of the Josselin type ( there are not many - he stands pretty much alone ) can scarcely be expected to journey from adolescence to middle age with that ...
... famous man less tempted than Josselin was inevitably bound to be through life . Men of the Josselin type ( there are not many - he stands pretty much alone ) can scarcely be expected to journey from adolescence to middle age with that ...
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... famous engineer ; and finally to stalls at the " Français " to see the two first acts of Le Cid ; and this was rather an anticlimax - for we had too much " Cid " at the Institution F. Brossard already ! And then , at last , to the ...
... famous engineer ; and finally to stalls at the " Français " to see the two first acts of Le Cid ; and this was rather an anticlimax - for we had too much " Cid " at the Institution F. Brossard already ! And then , at last , to the ...
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... famous for it . It all seems like a fairy tale . If being made much of , and petted and patted and admired and wondered at , make up the sum of human bliss , Barty came in for as full a share of felicity dur- ing that festive week as ...
... famous for it . It all seems like a fairy tale . If being made much of , and petted and patted and admired and wondered at , make up the sum of human bliss , Barty came in for as full a share of felicity dur- ing that festive week as ...
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admiration Antwerp aunt Barge Yard Barty Josselin Barty's beautiful better bien Blankenberghe Bois de Boulogne Bonzig boys Brossard Brussels Bussy-Rabutin c'est called charming cher cœur daughter dear Déjanire delightful dined divine Julia Dumollard Düsseldorf English eyes face famous father feel felt fond France French genial girl handsome happy heart hour immense kind knew Lady Caroline Laferté laugh le Pactole Leah Leah Gibson Leah's lived looked Lord Archibald m'sieur Madame married Marsfield Martia Maurice Mechelen Mérovée Monsieur morning mother never night Noiret once Paris Père play poor pretty Rapaud remember retina Riffrath Rohan round sang Sardonyx says Barty Scatcherd seemed sing sister sleep smoke song soon Southampton Row splendid talk tall Tavistock Square tell things thought told took voice walked Whitby wife woman young