The Passionate Friends (Best H.G. Wells Books, Band 9)
The protagonist is the novel's first-person narrator, Stephen Stratton. The Passionate Friends is written as if addressed to Stephen's eldest son, who is on the verge of adolescence. Stephen is the only child of a rector who loses his faith due to Darwinism. The most important relationship of Stephen's life is with the Lady Mary Christian (later Lady Mary Justin), a beautiful blue-eyed contemporary who has been his childhood "playmate" and with whom he falls deeply in love at the age of nineteen during the summer before he begins his studies at Oxford. Mary returns his love, but will not promise to marry Stephen. Having resolved to "belong to myself," Mary weds Justin, a wealthy financier, but intends also to remain Stephen's intimate friend. Stephen cannot accept this, breaks off relations, and experiences despair. In an attempt to put his troubles behind him, Stephen volunteers to fight in South Africa, where the Second Boer War has just begun (1899). He becomes an officer and distinguishes himself in the fighting, and also is exposed for the first time to "the social fundamental of Labor." Back in England he decides to pursue a political career, since his father has unexpectedly inherited a substantial fortune. But by chance his father is now living on a property adjacent to Lady Mary Justin's; they meet and become lovers. THE WORLD'S POPULAR CLASSICS iBoo Press House uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work. We preserve the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. All THE WORLD'S POPULAR CLASSICS are unabridged (100% Original content), designed with a nice cover and a large font that's easy to read. Printed on fine grandwood paper, bound in neat and attractive style. You may visit H.G. Well's page at iboo.com/h-g-wells to see most of his titles. Paperback edition of this title is also available (978-1-64226-262-9)
yazar | Herbert (h) George (G) Wells |
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Boyutlar ve boyutlar | 12.7 x 1.91 x 20.29 cm |
Tarafından yayınlandı | 10 Eylül 2020 |
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yazar | Herbert (h) George (G) Wells |
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isbn 10 | 1642262617 |
isbn 13 | 978-1642262612 |
Yayımcı | Iboo Press House |
Boyutlar ve boyutlar | 12.7 x 1.91 x 20.29 cm |
Tarafından yayınlandı The Passionate Friends (Best H.G. Wells Books, Band 9) | 10 Eylül 2020 |