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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... least be equal to such a modest achievement as this ; and yet it is one of the most difficult things in the world ! My life is so full of Barty Josselin that I can hardly be said to have ever had an existence apart from his ; and I can ...
... least be equal to such a modest achievement as this ; and yet it is one of the most difficult things in the world ! My life is so full of Barty Josselin that I can hardly be said to have ever had an existence apart from his ; and I can ...
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... least clean in his habits , and didn't use bad language or beat his wife ! Poor dear Barty ! what would have become of all those priceless copyrights and royalties and what not if his old school - fellow hadn't been a man of business ...
... least clean in his habits , and didn't use bad language or beat his wife ! Poor dear Barty ! what would have become of all those priceless copyrights and royalties and what not if his old school - fellow hadn't been a man of business ...
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... " Comme c'est bête , de s'battre , hein ? " said Jolivet , and I agreed with him . I don't know which of us really got the worst of it , for we hadn't disfigured each other in the least - and that's the best of kicking 44.
... " Comme c'est bête , de s'battre , hein ? " said Jolivet , and I agreed with him . I don't know which of us really got the worst of it , for we hadn't disfigured each other in the least - and that's the best of kicking 44.
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... least , I hope not . One never quite knows . To go back to Barty : he was the most generous boy in the school . If I may paraphrase an old saying , he really didn't seem to know the difference betwixt tuum et meum . Everything he had ...
... least , I hope not . One never quite knows . To go back to Barty : he was the most generous boy in the school . If I may paraphrase an old saying , he really didn't seem to know the difference betwixt tuum et meum . Everything he had ...
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... least , these gay young romancers -nor expect to be believed themselves ; but it was very exciting all the same ; and they listened , and were lis- tened to in turn , without a gesture of incredulity - nor even a smile ! And we small ...
... least , these gay young romancers -nor expect to be believed themselves ; but it was very exciting all the same ; and they listened , and were lis- tened to in turn , without a gesture of incredulity - nor even a smile ! And we small ...
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