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. |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 77
Página 2
... father , son , brother , or bosom friend . Good heavens ! 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 ...
... father , son , brother , or bosom friend . Good heavens ! 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 ...
Página 4
... is to my beloved god - daugh- ter , Roberta Beatrix Hay ( née Josselin ) , that I dedicate this attempt at a biographical sketch of her illustrious father . ROBERT MAURICE . Part First " De Paris à Versailles , lon ,
... is to my beloved god - daugh- ter , Roberta Beatrix Hay ( née Josselin ) , that I dedicate this attempt at a biographical sketch of her illustrious father . ROBERT MAURICE . Part First " De Paris à Versailles , lon ,
Página 18
... father , James Maurice , also English ( and a little Scotch ) , and by no means an aristocrat , was junior part- ner in the great firm of Vougeot - Conti et Cie . , wine mer- chants , Dijon . And at Dijon I had spent much of my ...
... father , James Maurice , also English ( and a little Scotch ) , and by no means an aristocrat , was junior part- ner in the great firm of Vougeot - Conti et Cie . , wine mer- chants , Dijon . And at Dijon I had spent much of my ...
Página 22
... father had to take him away , and send him to Eton instead , where the sons of gentlemen " have better manners , it seems ; or even to France , where " the sons of gentlemen " have the best manners of all - or used to have before a ...
... father had to take him away , and send him to Eton instead , where the sons of gentlemen " have better manners , it seems ; or even to France , where " the sons of gentlemen " have the best manners of all - or used to have before a ...
Página 27
... father killed in a duel ? " " Yes , " said Barty , looking grave . " Wasn't he called Lord Runswick ? " " Yes , " said Barty , looking graver still . " Then why are you called Josselin ? " " Ask no questions and you'll get no lies ...
... father killed in a duel ? " " Yes , " said Barty , looking grave . " Wasn't he called Lord Runswick ? " " Yes , " said Barty , looking graver still . " Then why are you called Josselin ? " " Ask no questions and you'll get no lies ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todo
Términos y frases comunes
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