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The Hand of Ethelberta is a novel by Thomas Hardy about a young woman from a humble background who reinvents herself to become a society poet in London to support her family. The story follows Ethelberta as she navigates the upper class, attracting several suitors while trying to conceal her butler father's identity, and ultimately struggling with the decision of whom to marry, weighing her own desires against social and financial security
The Hand of Ethelberta is a novel by Thomas Hardy about a young woman from a humble background who reinvents herself to become a society poet in London to support her family. The story follows Ethelberta as she navigates the upper class, attracting several suitors while trying to conceal her butler father's identity, and ultimately struggling with the decision of whom to marry, weighing her own desires against social and financial security