Half a Hero : A Novel

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hope, Anthony.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Auckland : The Floating Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

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 VesselChapter 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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-77658-348-5

OCLC:

887505939