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The Hireling (Twentieth Century Classics) by Hartley, L. P. (Leslie Poles), 1895-1972 is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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Emotionally paralyzed by grief at her husband's death, Lady Franklin, an eligible young widow, unburdens herself to Leadbitter--a gallant, hard-bitten ex-soldier who has invested his savings, and himself, in the car he drives for hire--as he takes her on a series of journeys. He in turn beguiles her with stories of his nonexistent wife and children thereby weaning her from her self-absorption, but creating for himself a dreamlife with Lady Franklin at the heart of it. Half-hoping to make his dream come true, Leadbitter takes a bold step which costs him her company and brings the story to a dramatically unexpected end. "The Hireling" was made into a 1973 film starring Sarah Miles and Robert Shaw.
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Hartley, L. P. (Leslie Poles), 1895-1972
- Publisher
- Penguin Books : in association with Hamish Hamilton
- Published
- 1964
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780140183108
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary
- Rating
- 3.71 / 5 (154 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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