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Ladataan... The Red House (1902)Tekijä: Edith Nesbit
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. ebook available here This is an awesome book. It's not your typical E. Nesbit novel—it features adults (a newly married couple) instead of children. Nevertheless, E. Nesbit still delivers her characteristic light-hearted story.The book if rife with quotes. There are loads of terms, idioms and French sayings you might not know—so have a really old (ca. 1902) British dictionary handy (the Internet's great, isn't it?), and you'll learn a lot of things.I was quite surprised to see that this book is intertwined with another E. Nesbit novel I've read. I mean, in that book, there is a common event, with the same characters (although told from a different perspective). I was surprised to learn that I had read about the main characters in this novel already, in the other novel (although I don't know that it mentions their names). I like it when stuff like that happens.Anyway, I guess since this /is/ about a newly married couple and their house you could say it's somewhat of a clean romance story—although it may not be of the typical style in that regard. Nevertheless, it's about a lot more than romance, and I think anyone could benefit from it.There is a scene that might at first seem terrifying and out of character for this book, but don't fret. Read on and you'll see what's going on.There are some interesting morals to be gained from this book—not ones I've seen a lot of elsewhere; particularly through Yolande's character.Just as a personal note, I finished this book not long after midnight (so perhaps I should have marked it as being finished on the 28th instead of the 29th—I figured I'd be precise).I was a little put out about certain attitudes of the main characters, particularly toward Albert Morrison. They call him a muff, and they don't give any reason—I think the other characters did that in the other book, too, but I'm not sure. Also, they seem a little uppity in their attitudes at times (fortunately, not all the time, and not enough for me to disregard the book as a favorite). näyttää 3/3 ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
"Conventionally our life-story ended in a shower of rice at the church door, amid the scent of white flowers, with a flutter of white favors all about us." Thus begins The Red House, Nesbit's charming novel of Chloe and Len, newlyweds adjusting to a new life and a new home. When Len inherits a house in the country from his uncle, Chloe insists they live there, whether the rumors of a ghost be true or not. When mysterious events happen, they are always blamed on the ghost. But the ultimate surprise rests in who that ghost really is. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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An ALMOST offensively nice story, just managing to avoid being twee due to some excellent characterization.
Its very unusual to find a marriage relationship this well written and with such equality. Especially from something of this period. I had no idea Nesbit wrote non-childrens books so this was a very pleasant surprise. ( )