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Weir of Hermiston /
In Stevenson's tale of father - son confrontation, the father, Adam Weir, is modelled on Lord Braxfield, the eighteenth-century 'hanging judge'. Weir, a 'risen man' who has married a wealthy but weak woman, is both feared and respected, not least by his own son, Archie. At a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Auckland, N.Z.] :
Floating Press,
©2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title; Contents; Dedication; Introductory; Chapter I Life and Death of Mrs. Weir; Chapter II Father and Son; Chapter III In the Matter of the Hanging of Duncan Jopp; Chapter IV Opinions of the Bench; Chapter V Winter on the Moors; Chapter VI A Leaf from Christina's Psalm-Book; Chapter VII Enter Mephistopheles; Chapter VIII A Nocturnal Visit; Chapter IX At the Weaver's Stone; Glossary.