George PassantHouse of Stratus, 11 oct. 2008 - 338 pages In the first of the Strangers and Brothers series Lewis Eliot tells the story of George Passant, a Midland solicitor's managing clerk and idealist who tries to bring freedom to a group of people in the years 1925 to 1933. |
Table des matières
Firelight on a Silver Cigarette Case | 3 |
Conference at Night | 12 |
View Over the Gardens | 19 |
A Cup of Coffee Spilt in a DrawingRoom | 23 |
Georges Attack | 33 |
Results of a Celebration | 43 |
Argument Under the Gaslight | 52 |
George at the Centre of His Group | 60 |
Sight of Old Friends | 155 |
The First Inquiries | 165 |
Conversations at Night | 172 |
A Guilty Story | 181 |
Conflict on Tactics | 187 |
The TwentyNinth of December | 193 |
Newspaper Under a Reading Lamp | 198 |
Georges Diary | 204 |
Part Two The firm of eden mArTineAU | 73 |
The Echo of a Quarrel | 75 |
Roofs Seen from an Office Window | 80 |
A Firm of Solicitors | 86 |
Evening by the River | 90 |
An Unnecessary Confession | 96 |
The Last Friday Night | 102 |
Martineaus Intention | 108 |
Walk in the Rain | 115 |
A Slip of the Tongue | 121 |
Appeal | 127 |
George Calls on Morcom | 132 |
Two Progesses | 139 |
Part Three The wArning | 143 |
News at Second Hand | 145 |
Return from a Holiday | 148 |
Confidential Talk in Edens DrawingRoom | 225 |
Visit to George | 231 |
Part Four The TriAl | 235 |
Courtroom Lit by a Chandelier | 237 |
Dinner Party After a Bad Day | 248 |
The Park Revisited | 255 |
Martineaus Day in Town | 261 |
Night With the Passants | 270 |
Impressions in the Court | 276 |
The Last CrossExamination | 283 |
Confession While Getliffe Prepares His Speech | 294 |
Getliffes Speech | 304 |
Fog Outside Bedroom Windows | 310 |
The Last Day | 317 |
Walk into the Town | 324 |
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
Expressions et termes fréquents
able afraid afternoon agency answer asked began beginning believe better brought Calvert can’t chance completely consider Cotery course court don’t doubt Eden Eden’s everything expect eyes face fact farm feel felt figures finished firm friends gave George George’s Getliffe give given going hand happened he’s hear heard hope hour I’ve important It’s Jack Jack’s keep knew laughed leave light living looked Martineau matter mean mind months Morcom nature never night Olive once Passant perhaps Porson position question Rachel raised realise reason remember replied round School seemed seen side smile someone soon stay stop story suddenly suggested suppose talk tell There’s things thought told tonight took town tried true trying turned voice walked young