In ‘A Laodicean’ (1881) Mr. Hardy became less spontaneous and charming, although more subtle and, perhaps, more powerful. The heroine, Paula Power, the Laodicean, neither hot nor cold, is a most interesting study in feminine psychology. The three leading male characters—Somerset, the architect, Dare, the adventurer, and Captain de Stancy, the scion of a decayed family—are well drawn.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 502 ● ISBN 9783849637149 ● File size 0.6 MB ● Publisher Jazzybee Verlag ● City Altenmünster ● Country DE ● Published 2013 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2819357 ● Copy protection Social DRM