Isbn: 9780552140379 - the upstart (12 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Suddenly risen to power and influence, Samuel Fairbrother, manufacturer and retailer of boots, shoes and clogs, decided that his new station in life deserved a more imposing residence. Accordingly he bought himself a thirty-four-roomed mansion situated on the outskirts of Fellburn. With the house came the butler, Maitland, who at once made plain his belief that Samuel, far from the gentleman his predecessor had been, was no more than an upstart. So began a clash of wills between master and man, at which Samuel Fairbrother discovered he was at a distinct disadvantage, for Maitland was well skilled in the art of maintaining his indispensability. Fairbrother, for his part, was only too aware that he dare not dispense with Maitland's services. And so an uneasy truce was declared between them. As the years went by and the century turned, Samuel Fairbrother saw his children, one by one, leave the big house to make lives of their own - all except his eldest daughter Janet who, by means of a legacy, was enabled to shape the destiny of her father's scattered family and effect the reconciliation that he thought was impossible.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good-. Reprint; First Printing. Light reading creases to slightly cocked spine, some foxing to endpapers and edges of reading bock. ; First printing of Corgi mass market edition, 1997. Nice tight copy, no names inside. ; 480 pages; When Samuel Fairbrother, a shoe maker who's risen to a position of power and influence, decides to buy a big country house, even his butler thinks of him as an upstart. So begins a clash of wills that lasts for years, until his daughter comes up with an unusual solution! Mass Market PB.…

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Zustand: Good. : En la Inglaterra del siglo XIX, Samuel Fairbrother, un fabricante y vendedor de zapatos, decide que su nueva posición social merece una residencia más imponente y compra una mansión de treinta y cuatro habitaciones. Sin embargo, con la casa viene Maitland, el mayordomo, quien deja claro desde el principio que considera a Samuel un advenedizo. Así comienza un choque de voluntades entre el amo y el sirviente, donde Samuel descubre que está en desventaja, ya que Maitland es experto en mantener su indispensabilidad. A medida que pasan los años, los hijos de Samuel abandonan la casa para hacer sus propias vidas, excepto Janet, quien, gracias a una herencia, puede influir en el destino de la familia y lograr una reconciliación que su padre creía imposible. EAN: 9780552140379 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción|Historia Título: The Upstart Autor: Catherine Cookson Editorial: Corgi Books Idioma: en Páginas: 476 Formato: libro de bolsillo Año de publicación: 1997.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 476 pages. Cover worn.The son and grandson of cobblers, Samuel Fairbrother owns a series of boot fa ctories. He buys a Newcastle mansion as a means of showing off his wealth and fo rtune. Totally out of his social depth, he relies on his butler Maitland to tell him how to dress, when to have a party, and whom to invite. Sam is a crude, pos sessive man who blusters loudly when he does not get his way. He knows he is con sidered an upstart. When Sam and his wife separate, he insists that his oldest c hild, Janet, trained as a librarian, stay with him. She and Maitland fall in lov e, but first one disaster and then another postpone their wedding.…

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