Joan Haste


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(4.5 stars; 21 reviews)

A romantic melodrama and one of H. Rider Haggard's most poignant love stories. Joan Haste, a beautiful but illegitimate woman whose mother died when she was a few years old (and her father is unknown) is raised by her terrible, self-serving aunt and uncle. Joan meets navy Captain Henry Graves in the ruins of a crumbling church after Joan has spotted a jackdaw nest up on the wall of a falling-down bell tower and is unable to reach it. Henry, who is passing by and is immediately taken in by Joan, gallantly offers to climb up and get the baby birds, but ends up falling and breaking his leg. Joan is injured when she bravely tries to catch him to keep him from falling to his death on some iron spikes. They fall in love and here starts this haunting story.
(Summary by Elroi Shelley) (14 hr 48 min)

Capítulos

Joan Haste 20:24 Leído por Elroi
Samuel Rock Declares Himself 23:48 Leído por Elroi
The Beginnings of Fate 25:11 Leído por Elroi
The Home-coming of Henry Graves 27:22 Leído por Elroi
Levingers visit Rosham 24:36 Leído por Elroi
Mr. Levinger Puts a Case 25:56 Leído por Elroi
A Proposal and a Difference 32:02 Leído por Elroi
Two Conversations 28:56 Leído por Elroi
Mutual Admiration 23:05 Leído por KHand
Azrael's Wing 20:35 Leído por KHand
Ellen Grows Alarmed 25:39 Leído por KHand
Ellen Finds a Remedy 24:57 Leído por KHand
A Meeting by the Mere 22:13 Leído por Allyson
Sowing the Wind 17:16 Leído por Allyson
The Firstfruits 27:15 Leído por Kendra Scarlavai
Fortiter in re 28:47 Leído por Kendra Scarlavai
Between duty and duty 20:29 Leído por Kendra Scarlavai
Congratulations 20:01 Leído por valroth
Righteous indignation 25:29 Leído por valroth
"Let it remain open" 17:19 Leído por Allyson
A Luncheon Party 24:24 Leído por Allyson
An Interlude 27:53 Leído por Amy Brummett
A New Departure 24:27 Leído por Amy Brummett
Messrs. Black and Parker 27:11 Leído por guava
"I Forbid You" 21:28 Leído por guava
A Love Letter 19:21 Leído por Allyson
Luck at Last 13:04 Leído por Allyson
The Price of Innocent Blood 16:44 Leído por Allyson
Through the Valley of the Shadow 17:47 Leído por Allyson
Reaping the Whirlwind 20:23 Leído por Robin Leigh
The Gate of Paradise 16:48 Leído por Robin Leigh
The Closing of the Gate 17:37 Leído por Allyson
The Gate of Hell 18:42 Leído por Allyson
The Opening of the Gate 17:25 Leído por Allyson
Disenchantment 18:23 Leído por Allyson
The Desire of Death - And the Fear of Him 16:38 Leído por Allyson
The Truth, the Whole Truth 17:53 Leído por Allyson
A Ghost of the Past 21:45 Leído por Elsie Selwyn
Husband and Wife 17:35 Leído por Elsie Selwyn
Full Measure, Pressed Down and Running Over 31:51 Leído por Elsie Selwyn

Reseñas

A True Haggard Tragedy


(4 stars)

A good story, something of a cross between 'Colonel Quaritch' and 'Jess'. Quite tragic. 9/22/23

Emotionally draining


(5 stars)

This story is one of the authors' best, in my opinion. How could such a mistreated girl stay kind and loving is beyond me.


(4.5 stars)

This story got me angry so many times. This captain was a disappointment, and the girl was excessively kind. However, it is a good story.

Joan Haste


(5 stars)

this book il is an amazing book