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Pointed roofs synopsis.
The novel tells the story of miriam henderson.
It s a very simple roof design and is inexpensive because the roof serves as both roof and walls.
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First uk edition of pointed roofs the opening chapter of dorothy richardson s pilgrimage pointed roofs project gutenberg internet archive amazon immediately launches into miriam henderson s long voyage of self discovery.
The life of this character between the years of 1891 and 1915 is narrated in the book.
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This broadview edition places richardson s inventive narrative technique in the context of early twentieth century literary modernism showing the startling newness in may sinclair s words of richardson s writing.
Being the main character of the story her story is the same as that of the author.
Pilgrimage pointed roofs is a coming of age story.
Pointed roofs is the first book of that series in which richardson s literary surrogate miriam henderson decides to leave her faltering middle class home in london and undertake to teach english to a small group of german girls just outside hanover.
The protagonist is miriam henderson seventeen years old.
Pointed roofs tells the tale of miriam s first adventure as an adult teaching english at a finishing school in hanover germany.
To capture the intensity of miriam s seemingly mundane experiences richardson developed a new narrative technique labelled stream of consciousness by the author may sinclair.
Richardson herself had left home in 1891 at seventeen to take up the post of student teacher at a school in hanover because of her father s financial problems.
The roof makes up much or all off the walls of the home.
Pointed roofs pilgrimage 1 by dorothy richardson.
Though the tale is simple it is not simply told.
Pointed roofs is the first chapter volume in the thirteen volume pilgrimage dorothy richardson s series of novels detailing the inner life of miriam henderson.
In pointed roofs seventeen years old miriam henderson has her first adventure as an adult teaching english at a finishing school in hanover germany.
Edited by stephen ross and tara thomson.
Introduction by stephen ross.
A roof appended thus the name to the wall of a building and by implication having further roofs or terraces above.
Pointed roofs is a compelling account of a young woman s dawning consciousness of what it means to be independent an individual and a woman in the early twentieth century.
Pent roof pentice skirt roof if carried around the house.
