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Bezig met laden... The Lady of the Aroostookdoor William Dean Howells
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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. My first Howells book.....and living in Maine, I assumed there would be a Maine connection since our northern-most county is Aroostook County - Potato territory. However, 'Aroostook' was merely the name of a sailing ship that played an important part in this tale of an orphaned young lady travelling from a small village in Massachusetts to join an aunt in Venice, Italy, booking trans-Atlantic passage as a guest on the Aroostook.....not a passenger vessel. She finds herself the only woman on board, which is in the eyes of society, as well as others on the ship, a rather awkward delicate situation. She is innocently unaware of the concern, and 2 young gentlemen, also traveling to Europe, along with the Captain, decide to provide her the necessary protection and comfort that a young lady should have. And as usually goes with novels, relationships blossom and ebb on the ship. 2/3 + of this story covers the ship's journey, and became very tedious for me, specifically due the fact the one gentleman is a complete ass in my opinion, and i just wanted him to go away.....but Howells had others plans. The final section was a much better ride for me covering her arrival with her rather eclectic social-climbing aunt and her English husband completely taken with everything 'American'. The necessary resolutions take place at the end, but the guy is still a jerk! Don't look for this to be exciting sea-faring adventure, because the journey was rather uneventful. I did, however, love my particular old volume with the detailed gold embossed cover with the ship and Venice across the top......I've got a bunch more of Howells and this will not necessarily dissuade me, but I'm also not chafing at the bit. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
I don't go round criticisn' my superior officers, and I don't say anything about the responsibility the old man took. The old man's all right, accordin' to his lights; he ain't had a tiger in the family. But if that chap was to fall overboard, --well, I don't know how long it would take to lower a boat, if I was to listen to my conscience. There ain't really any help for him. He's begun too young ever to get over it. He won't be ashore at Try-East an hour before he's drunk. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.4Literature English (North America) American fiction Later 19th Century 1861-1900LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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