Janet's Repentance |
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Author:
| Eliot, George |
Foreword by:
| Hughes, Kathryn |
Series title: | Hesperus Classics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-84391-158-6 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2007 |
Publisher: | Hesperus Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $13.95 |
Book Description:
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When Mr. Tryan arrives in Milby, with his disturbingly evangelical and puritan tendencies, the small town is deeply divided in a bitter fight over the suitability of his evening lectures. The proud but desolate Janet Dempster, alcoholic wife of one of Mr. Tryan’s most vociferous opponents, delights in the clergyman’s persecution--until she unexpectedly finds her own redemption. Written when she was on the brink of her career as a novelist,
Janet's Repentance...
More DescriptionWhen Mr. Tryan arrives in Milby, with his disturbingly evangelical and puritan tendencies, the small town is deeply divided in a bitter fight over the suitability of his evening lectures. The proud but desolate Janet Dempster, alcoholic wife of one of Mr. Tryan’s most vociferous opponents, delights in the clergyman’s persecution--until she unexpectedly finds her own redemption. Written when she was on the brink of her career as a novelist, Janet's Repentance foreshadows the themes of Eliot’s later work.