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  1. Winter sonata
    Author: Edwards, Dorothy
    Published: 1986
    Publisher:  Virago Pr., London

    Location:
    Universität Mainz, Bereichsbibliothek Philosophicum, Standort Anglistik/ Amerikanistik
    Signature:
    Q E 15 II
    Inter-library loan:
    No inter-library loan
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 0860682773
    Series: Virago modern classics ; 205
    Scope: XVIII, 244 S.
  2. Winter sonata
    Author: Edwards, Dorothy
    Published: 1986
    Publisher:  Virago Pr., London

    "First published in 1928 and well received by author David Garnett and his circle, this novel sees Dorothy Edwards delineate class and gender boundaries with a deft hand, using the unique device of structuring the work by imitating a musical form.... more

    Location:
    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Potsdamer Straße
    Signature:
    813872
    Inter-library loan:
    Unlimited inter-library loan, copies and loan

     

    "First published in 1928 and well received by author David Garnett and his circle, this novel sees Dorothy Edwards delineate class and gender boundaries with a deft hand, using the unique device of structuring the work by imitating a musical form. Arnold Nettle, a shy young telegraph clerk, arrives in an English village as summer fades, hoping that a season in the country will aid his frail disposition. Repulsed by the behaviour of his working-class landlady and her brood, especially the bold and flirtatious Pauline, Nettle becomes enamoured with Olivia Neran and her respectable middle-class family. But even this privileged home is not free from difficulty: Olivia is being suffocated by her role as a gentlewoman, while her sister Eleanor is confronted with the gender inequality that dominates her society." Arnold Nettle, a shy, young telegraph clerk, arrives in a secluded English village when through the post office window he sees a beautiful woman, Olivia, walk past and her appearance seems to herald a new hope for his life

     
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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 0860682773
    Series: Virago modern classic ; 205
    Subjects: Cellists; Clerks; Romance fiction; Loneliness; English fiction; English fiction
    Scope: XVIII, 244 S