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Hester
Margaret Oliphant
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Description for Hester
Paperback. Editor(s): Davis, Philip; Nellist, Brian. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 350.
'Human nature may be easy to see through, but it is very hard to understand.' The ageing Catherine Vernon, jilted in her youth, has risen to power in a man's world as head of the family bank. She thinks she sees through everyone and rules over a family of dependents with knowing cynicism. But there are two people in Redborough who resist her. One is Hester, a young relation with a personality as strong as Catherine's, and as determined to find a role for herself. The other is Edward, Catherine's favourite, whom she treats like a son. Conflict between ... Read more
'Human nature may be easy to see through, but it is very hard to understand.' The ageing Catherine Vernon, jilted in her youth, has risen to power in a man's world as head of the family bank. She thinks she sees through everyone and rules over a family of dependents with knowing cynicism. But there are two people in Redborough who resist her. One is Hester, a young relation with a personality as strong as Catherine's, and as determined to find a role for herself. The other is Edward, Catherine's favourite, whom she treats like a son. Conflict between ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Weight
350g
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199555499
SKU
V9780199555499
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About Margaret Oliphant
Philip Davis is the author of The Victorians 1830-1880 in the new Oxford English Literary History series.
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