An impetuous character, Judith Paris arouses feelings of both tenderness and despair in those around her and excites the passions of two very different men: the sturdy, affectionate Reuben, her half-cousin; and Georges, a Frenchman, whose wilful nature seems to respond to her own.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Review
Fiction in glorious, sweeping measure, set against wild and beautiful scenery and crowded with fairs, balls, weddings, duels, witches, abductions, murder and romance. For those that haven't yet read Hugh Walpole there is a treat in store for you. Surely a welcome Christmas gift? Keswick Reminder Walpole's hamfisted, messy and eccentric attempt at the Great Lakeland Novel still deserves to be read. The episodes - by turns gracelessly ornate and bleakly brilliant - remain strangely enthralling and memorable, their self-indulgence a guilty pleasure for the reader too. In the Herries novels, Walpole confessed, he had allowed himself to be, for the first time in his adult life, "what I really am - a little boy telling stories in the dormitory". Times Literary Supplement
--This text refers to an alternate
Paperback
edition.
From the Back Cover
The second volume of The Herries Chronicle, which recounts the dramatic fortunes of one family from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century, in a magnificent Lake District setting. Here is fiction in glorious, sweeping measure, set against wild and beautiful scenery and crowded with fairs, balls, weddings, duels, witches, abductions, murder and romance.
Set in revolutionary Paris and in the unforgettably romantic Cumbrian hamlet of Watendlath, Judith Paris is the story of the daughter of Francis Herries and Mirabell Star and the two men who love her. As impetuous, impulsive and passionate as her father, she is torn between her ambition and her love of the wild beauty of the Lakes. Judith Paris is by turns comic and moving, tragic and triumphant. It sold 20,000 copies in its first week of publication in 1931.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Judith Paris,
By Bomojaz (South Central PA, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Judith Paris: A Novel - First Edition (Second Vol in The Herries Chronicles) (Hardcover)
The second volume in the Herries Chronicle, it's the story of tempestuous Judith Herries, daughter of Rogue Herries. Both her parents die on the day she's born, and she's raised by her half brother David, who's 55 years older than she. She marries Georges Paris, a smuggler and gambler, and is unhappy with him. When Georges is violently killed by an avenging father, Judith goes to live with nephew Francis and his wife. A feud breaks out in the Herries household, which is carried over into the next novel in the Chronicle (THE FORTRESS). Judith has an affair with Warren Foster, leaves him, but has a child by him. The story is a strong one, though saturated with violence (Judith's husband, nephew and lover all die in the story). The character portrayals are good, especially of Judith and Jennifer Cards, Francis's wife and initiator of the feud. The final quarter of the book is not as good as what came before; Judith's sudden delivery of her son is hard to believe, and the action from that point on drags. The book is set during the early years of the 18th century. Among the better of Walpole's novels.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs):
(learn more)
crimson bird Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Charlie Watson, Francis Herries, Stone Ends, Tom Gauntry, Will Herries, Walter Herries, Georges Paris, Emma Furze, Warren Forster, Cousin Walter, Cousin Judith, Maria Rockage, David Herries, Uncle Tom, Uncle Walter, Miss Berry, Fell House, Sarah Herries, Deborah Sunwood, Tom Ritson, Poor Francis, Miss West, Aunt Judith, Rose Herries, Pomfret Herries Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
crimson bird Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Charlie Watson, Francis Herries, Stone Ends, Tom Gauntry, Will Herries, Walter Herries, Georges Paris, Emma Furze, Warren Forster, Cousin Walter, Cousin Judith, Maria Rockage, David Herries, Uncle Tom, Uncle Walter, Miss Berry, Fell House, Sarah Herries, Deborah Sunwood, Tom Ritson, Poor Francis, Miss West, Aunt Judith, Rose Herries, Pomfret Herries Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
