The Hour and the Man

The Hour and the Man

Harriet Martineau, english social theorist and Whig writer (1802-1876)


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Table of Contents

-01- About this book

-02- Waiting Supper

-03- The Exclusives

-04- What to do

-05- Whither Away

-06- Griefs of the Loyal

-07- The Hour

-08- The Act

-09- Breda again

-10- The Man

-11- A Morning of Office

-12- L’Étoile and its people

-13- A Night of Office

-14- An Old Man in New Days

-15- Spoiling Sport

-16- Go or Stay

-17- Dreaming Awake

-18- The Gift at the Altar

-19- The Council of Five

-20- Leisure for once

-21- Perplexity

-22- Perplexity Solved

-23- A Lover’s Love

-24- Pangs of Office

-25- All Ear

-26- Perch of the Raven

-27- All Eye

-28- Many Guests

-29- The Hour of Proof

-30- Speculation in the Plateaux

-31- Retreat

-32- August far-off

-33- Conflicting

-34- Receding

-35- Suspense

-36- Departure without Retinue

-37- June

-38- A Feat

-39- Truce no more

-40- Meeting Winter

-41- Half Free

-42- Free

-43- Appendix

-44- Note 1