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Victorian Short Stories of Successful Marriages
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A collection of short stories by celebrated authors on the subject of successful marriages.
A collection of short stories by celebrated authors on the subject of successful marriages.
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Downstairs they went, Mr Openshaw carrying Ailsie; the sturdy Edwin coming step by step, right foot foremost, always holding his mother's hand. Each child was placed in a chair by the breakfast-table, and then Mr and Mrs Openshaw stood together at the window, awaiting their visitors' appearance and making plans for the day. There was a pause. Suddenly Mr Openshaw turned to Ailsie, and said:
'What a little goosy somebody is with her dreams, wakening up poor, tired mother in the middle of the night, with a story of a man being in the room.'
'Father! I'm sure I saw him,' said Ailsie, half-crying. 'I don't want to make Norah angry; but I was not asleep, for all she says I was. I had been asleep—and I wakened up quite wide awake, though I was so frightened. I kept my eyes ne. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
I really enjoyed the first two stories (The Manchester Marriage by Elizabeth Gaskell and A Mere Interlude by Thomas Hardy). I also liked A Faithful Heart by George Moore. The last two I didn't like at all; Walter Besant'sThe Solid Gold Reef Company, Limited was badly written, and Henry James' The Tr
I thought that this book was okay
I loved all of them especially the ones by Gaskell, Hardy, and James. But successful marriages? That is the most ironic title this book can have. The marriages in this were quite opposite of successful.
i am unsure if the subtitle of this book is supposed to be sarcastic or if it’s supposed to be taken serious.
either way this book shows anything but successful marriages -so let’s hope it’s meant sarcastically!
i really enjoyed gaskells and hardy’s stories in this book.
both had an actual plot, good
Gostei bastante deste livro e é uma leitura que vos aconselho. Por se tratar de um livro de contos, falo primeiro sobre cada um destes contos (nove ao todo) e no final faço uma pequena apreciação global, que espero que sirva para vos dar vontade de ler este livrinho.
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This book was pretty good, I love ghost stories but I have to say that these weren’t as interesting as I thought. Overall I would recommend people to read it.
Mūsdienās šāda tipa spoku stāsti vairs nav modē un tīri vai žēl - bija interesanti palasīties. Biedējoši jau nav, tomēr neomulību gan vietumis var uzdzīt.
3,5
Spoku stāsti kaut kā...pavilka mazliet vairāk kā šausmu stāsti. :)