# The Hireling

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- Authors: [L. P. Hartley](https://www.bookquiver.com/l-p-hartley)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2015-03-12

## Description

Overcome with 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 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 non-existent wife and children, drawing her out of her self-absorption and weaving a dream-life with Lady Franklin at its heart. Half-hoping to make his dream come true, Leadbitter takes a bold, not to say reckless, step which costs him dearly, and brings these characters' tangled story to a dramatic and unexpected conclusion.

## Editions

### The Hireling

- Publisher: john_murray
- ISBN: 978-14-7361-255-6
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2015-03-12
- Language: en_GB

### The Hireling

- Publisher: john_murray
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-7361-256-3
- Published: 2015-03-12
- Language: en_GB