The Old Wives' Tale - Arnold Bennett - 图书 - Createspace Independent Publishing Platf - 9781544712758 - 2017年3月25日
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The Old Wives' Tale

The fact is, that while in the county they were also in the district; and no person who lives in the district, even if he should be old and have nothing to do but reflect upon things in general, ever thinks about the county. So far as the county goes, the district might almost as well be in the middle of the Sahara. It ignores the county, save that it uses it nonchalantly sometimes as leg-stretcher on holiday afternoons, as a man may use his back garden. It has nothing in common with the county; it is richly sufficient to itself. Nevertheless, its self-sufficiency and the true salt savour of its life can only be appreciated by picturing it hemmed in by county. It lies on the face of the county like an insignificant stain, like a dark Pleiades in a green and empty sky. And Hanbridge has the shape of a horse and its rider, Bursley of half a donkey, Knype of a pair of trousers, Longshaw of an octopus, and little Turnhill of a beetle. The Five Towns seem to cling together for safety. Yet the idea of clinging together for safety would make them laugh. They are unique and indispensable.

介质类型 图书     Paperback Book   (平装胶订图书)
已发行 2017年3月25日
ISBN13 9781544712758
出版商 Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
页数 610
商品尺寸 152 × 229 × 31 mm   ·   802 g
语言 英语  

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