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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... talking to Barty , or even in writing to him ; that I am not at my ease , in short - not me — but straining every nerve to be on my best behavior ; and that's about the worst behavior there is . Oh ! may some kindly light , born of a ...
... talking to Barty , or even in writing to him ; that I am not at my ease , in short - not me — but straining every nerve to be on my best behavior ; and that's about the worst behavior there is . Oh ! may some kindly light , born of a ...
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... talking half the night ; dreadful as it all was , one couldn't help being jolly ! Every ten minutes the sentinel on duty in the court - yard below would sententiously intone : " Sentinelles , prenez - garde à vous ! " And other sen ...
... talking half the night ; dreadful as it all was , one couldn't help being jolly ! Every ten minutes the sentinel on duty in the court - yard below would sententiously intone : " Sentinelles , prenez - garde à vous ! " And other sen ...
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... talk and play the fool all through breakfast ; and got very tipsy , and had to be put to bed for the rest of the day . It was no fault of his , and Madame Laferté declared that " ces messieurs " ought to be ashamed of themselves , and ...
... talk and play the fool all through breakfast ; and got very tipsy , and had to be put to bed for the rest of the day . It was no fault of his , and Madame Laferté declared that " ces messieurs " ought to be ashamed of themselves , and ...
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... talking , according to order , or cracking jokes ; we could hear the big laugh of Polyphemus ! We travelled very leisurely ; I forget whether we ever changed horses or not - but we got over a good deal of ground . We put up at the ...
... talking , according to order , or cracking jokes ; we could hear the big laugh of Polyphemus ! We travelled very leisurely ; I forget whether we ever changed horses or not - but we got over a good deal of ground . We put up at the ...
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... talk a great many years ago ! L Then we went to breakfast with my lady and Daphne , their charming little daughter Barty's sister , as he called her " m'amour " -and who spoke both French and English equally well . But we didn't ...
... talk a great many years ago ! L Then we went to breakfast with my lady and Daphne , their charming little daughter Barty's sister , as he called her " m'amour " -and who spoke both French and English equally well . But we didn't ...
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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