Thomas Hardy

Half a Londoner

Mark Ford

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$40.00 • £32.95 • €36.00

ISBN 9780674737891

Publication Date: 10/10/2016

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336 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

17 halftones, 2 maps

Belknap Press

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Note on Texts
Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction: In Death Divided
1. The Cries of London
2. Only Practical Men Are Wanted Here
3. Crass Clanging Town
4. Power & Purpose
5. The Hand of E. (I)
6. The Hand of E. (II)
7. Literary London (I)
8. Literary London (II)
9. The Well-Beloved
10. London Streets and Interiors
Epilogue: Christmas in the Elgin Room
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Illustration Sources
Acknowledgements
Index

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