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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... walked to his desk and sat down , between d'Adhémar and Laferté , both of whom were en cinquième . He pulled a Cæsar out of his desk and tried to read it . He became an object of passionate interest to the whole school - room , till M ...
... walked to his desk and sat down , between d'Adhémar and Laferté , both of whom were en cinquième . He pulled a Cæsar out of his desk and tried to read it . He became an object of passionate interest to the whole school - room , till M ...
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... walked to and fro together , and the usher put his arm round the boy's shoulder , and there was peace and good - will between them ; and before they parted Josselin had intrusted his white mouse to " le grand Bonzig " -who intrusted it ...
... walked to and fro together , and the usher put his arm round the boy's shoulder , and there was peace and good - will between them ; and before they parted Josselin had intrusted his white mouse to " le grand Bonzig " -who intrusted it ...
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... walked , quite leisurely , on a lovely peaceful summer evening , while the muskets rattled and the cannons roared round us , but at a proper distance ; women picking linen for lint and chatting genially the while at shop doors and ...
... walked , quite leisurely , on a lovely peaceful summer evening , while the muskets rattled and the cannons roared round us , but at a proper distance ; women picking linen for lint and chatting genially the while at shop doors and ...
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... walked straight to within a yard of him - and stared at him for five minutes at least , lashing its tail . Barty didn't stir . Our hearts were in our mouths ! Then the big brindled brute turned quietly round with a friendly snort and ...
... walked straight to within a yard of him - and stared at him for five minutes at least , lashing its tail . Barty didn't stir . Our hearts were in our mouths ! Then the big brindled brute turned quietly round with a friendly snort and ...
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... walked in the garden together by starlight arm in arm , and she was so kind and genial to me in English that I felt quite chivalrous and romantic , and ready to do doughty deeds for her sake . Then , at M. Pélisson's request , all the ...
... walked in the garden together by starlight arm in arm , and she was so kind and genial to me in English that I felt quite chivalrous and romantic , and ready to do doughty deeds for her sake . Then , at M. Pélisson's request , all the ...
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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