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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... once burned at so white a heat , has burnt itself out at last , and is now as though it had never been , and never could be again . P. S .- ( an after - thought ) : And here , in case misfortune should happen to me before this book ...
... once burned at so white a heat , has burnt itself out at last , and is now as though it had never been , and never could be again . P. S .- ( an after - thought ) : And here , in case misfortune should happen to me before this book ...
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... once . " Monsieur Bonzig , and gentlemen ! " said the head mas- ter ( in French , of course ) . " Here is the new boy ; he calls himself Bartholomiou Josselin . He is English , but he knows French as well as you . I hope you will find ...
... once . " Monsieur Bonzig , and gentlemen ! " said the head mas- ter ( in French , of course ) . " Here is the new boy ; he calls himself Bartholomiou Josselin . He is English , but he knows French as well as you . I hope you will find ...
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... Rue St. - Denis ( who thought no sacrifice too great to keep his son at such a first - rate private school ) , and others . During the seven years I spent at Brossard's I never once heard paternal wealth ( or the want of it 21.
... Rue St. - Denis ( who thought no sacrifice too great to keep his son at such a first - rate private school ) , and others . During the seven years I spent at Brossard's I never once heard paternal wealth ( or the want of it 21.
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A Novel George Du Maurier. once heard paternal wealth ( or the want of it ) or pater- nal rank or position alluded to by master , pupil , or ser- vant - especially never a word or an allusion that could have given a moment's umbrage to ...
A Novel George Du Maurier. once heard paternal wealth ( or the want of it ) or pater- nal rank or position alluded to by master , pupil , or ser- vant - especially never a word or an allusion that could have given a moment's umbrage to ...
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... once for each tree ! It touched me to think how often the author of Sar- donyx has stood leaning his back against one of those giants - au piquet ! They are now no more ; and Passy omnibuses no longer ply up and down the Allée du Bois ...
... once for each tree ! It touched me to think how often the author of Sar- donyx has stood leaning his back against one of those giants - au piquet ! They are now no more ; and Passy omnibuses no longer ply up and down the Allée du Bois ...
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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