Half a Hero : A Novel.
Title:
Half a Hero : A Novel.
Author:
Hope, Anthony.
ISBN:
9781776583485
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (281 pages)
Contents:
Title -- Contents -- Chapter I - The Impossible-Inevitable -- Chapter II - A Popular Demonstration -- Chapter III - Hospitality Ex Officio -- Chapter IV - Weeding Out the Weak-Kneed -- Chapter V - A Talk at a Dance -- Chapter VI - A Candidate for Office -- Chapter VII - A Common Spectacle -- Chapter VIII - For the Highest Bidder -- Chapter IX - Two Hasty Utterances -- Chapter X - The Smoke of Hidden Fires -- Chapter XI - A Conscientious Man's Conscience -- Chapter XII - An Absurd Ambition -- Chapter XIII - Out of Harm's Way -- Chapter XIV - A Fatal Secession -- Chapter XV - An Attempt at Terrorism -- Chapter XVI - A Leaky Vessel -- Chapter XVII - The Truth About the Man -- Chapter XVIII - By an Oversight of Society's -- Chapter XIX - Last Chances -- Chapter XX - The Law Versus Rule 3. -- Chapter XXI - All there was to Tell -- Chapter XXII - The Story of a Photograph -- Chapter XXIII - An Orator's Rival -- Chapter XXIV - Three Against the World -- Chapter XXV - The Truth Too Late -- Chapter XXVI - The Unclean Thing -- Chapter XXVII - The Decision of the Oracle -- Chapter XXVIII - Stealing a March -- Chapter XXIX - A Beaten Man's Thoughts -- Chapter XXX - The End of a Tumult.
Abstract:
English novelist and playwright Anthony Hope studied the law, but gave up his career as a barrister to throw his hat in the literary ring. Half a Hero highlights Hope's talent for creating indelible characters, and also presents a thought-provoking look at labor politics.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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