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Bezig met laden... The Old Nurse's Story (Penguin Little Black Classics) (1852)door Elizabeth Gaskell
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Two old fashioned but still entertaining ghost stories. ( ) The old nurse is telling some children the story of her life and about some of the children she cared for. After a bit of rambling, we hear about a child who nearly died after being lured away into the cold by another child. It is this child that the story focuses on. In this Victorian tales, a cruel father casts judgment on his daughter, leading to a tragic ending. Wonderfully horrific. Bravo, Miss Gaskell. What an intriguing, and very Victorian, ghost tale. I love the descriptions of the massive old house and the cliche of the locked East Wing. The great, old rambling house was a famous place for little Miss Rosamond. She made expeditions all over it, with me at her heels; all, except the east wing, which was never opened, and whither we never thought of going. I think every manor house must have had one wing that was locked, don't you?. I'd like to research and find the first instance in literature, so I could tip my hat respectfully to the man/woman who invented the device. I never give away the plot of a good short-story...so go read this one for yourself and have a lovely tour of Furnivall Manor House. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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'Even in the stillness of that dead-cold weather, I had heard no sound of little battering hands upon the window-glass...'A phantom child roams the Northumberland moors, while a host of fairytale characters gone to seed gather in the dark, dark woods in these two surprising tales of the uncanny from the great Victorian novelist.Introducing Little Black Classics- 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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