Thomas Hardy
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The second collection of poetry from the author of such classics as Tess of the D'Urbervilles and Far from the Madding Crowd.
Although well known for his novels, like Jude the Obscure, Thomas Hardy also wrote poetry throughout his life. Poems of the Past and the Present is Hardy's second volume of poetry, originally published in 1901. This wide-ranging collection is divided into five sections: War Poems, Poems of Pilgrimage, Miscellaneous Poems,...
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Ethelberta Petherwin, aka Berta Chickerel, moves with ease between her multiple identities, cleverly managing a brilliant career as a society poet in London. Her family act as her servants to help her conque the male-dominated literary world. Beautiful, clever, and rational, she soon attracts four very persistent suitors: Mr. Julian, Mr. Neigh, Mr. Ladywell, and Lord Mountclere.
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"The Thomas Hardy Reader - Volume I" is a collection of three of Hardy's most beloved and celebrated books: "Tess of the D'Urbevilles," "The Mayor of Casterbridge" and "The Return of the Native."
Universally acknowledged as one of the greatest novelists in English literary history, these three books represent Thomas Hardy at his best. In these novels, Hardy explores and expounds upon some of his most familiar themes: love, honor, loss, betrayal...
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This story of the Mellstock Quire and its old established west-gallery musicians, with some supplementary descriptions of similar officials in Two on a Tower, A Few Crusted Characters, and other places, is intended to be a fairly true picture, at first hand, of the personages, ways, and customs which were common among such orchestral bodies in the villages of the time.
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"Tess of the D'Urbevilles" is perhaps the best known novel by legendary British author Thomas Hardy.
This heartbreaking story revolves around young Tess, who is hiding a secret past when she marries a young farmer named Angel. She attempts to tell him everything, but he insists that she wait until after they are wed. When Angel learns - on their wedding night - that Tess had been the victim of a sexual assault and lost the resulting child,...
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Lejos del mundanal ruido fue publicada mensualmente en Cornhill Magazinede manera anónima en 1874 y si bien es la cuarta novela de Thomas Hardy, fue la primera obra del autor que alcanzó éxito literario. En ella, Hardy nos sitúa en la región de Wessex, donde vive la joven Bathsheba Everdene, una mujer libre e independiente que se dedica a la administración de la finca que ha heredado de su tío. Sin embargo, la muchacha no es ajena a los dilemas...
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Three novels of love, ambition, and nineteenth-century English society.
This volume includes three of the greatest works by the iconic Victorian novelist.
The Return of the Native: Eustacia Vye yearns to escape the village of Egdon Heath, but her marriage to a well-traveled man doesn't bring the adventure she craves, in this novel that brilliantly evokes the dangerous allure of romantic fantasies.
Tess of the D'Urbervilles: A young woman struggles...
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Tom presents a simple and effective program geared towards dads with busy schedules to build a healthier lifestyle ultimately.
"Being a dad isn't easy, said Tom, a father of two young boys and an Active Guard Reserve (AGR) soldier. "You're busy all the time between work, the kids, chores, and fixing up the house. I'm just like you-someone who knows the struggle of trying to balance a career, being a husband and a father, and trying to stay healthy....
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Three classics of the Victorian era from the great novelist.
This volume includes three iconic novels by the author known for chronicling nineteenth-century English society.
Far from the Madding Crowd: A tale of love, tragedy, and a woman brave enough to defy convention.
Jude the Obscure: A young stonemason who had aspired to a career in academia finds himself trapped in an unhappy marriage in this novel of passion and heartbreak.
The Mayor of...
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"The Thomas Hardy Reader - Volume II" is a collection of three of Hardy's most beloved and celebrated books: "Far from the Madding Crowd," "Jude the Obscure" and "A Pair of Blue Eyes."
Universally acknowledged as one of the greatest novelists in English literary history, these three books represent Thomas Hardy at his best. In these novels, Hardy explores and expounds upon some of his most familiar themes: love, honor, loss, betrayal and tragic...
34) A Changed Man
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In 1913, Thomas Hardy published this collection of "a dozen minor novels" drawn from his works in magazines and newspapers. The collection showcases Hardy's mastery of naturalism, irony, and the supernatural, and includes, in addition to the title story, "The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid," one of his most popular tales.
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The Selected Works of Thomas Hardy includes many of the esteemed author's best-known works: Far From the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, and Jude the Obscure.
Influenced by the Romantics, Hardy's novels are deeply critical of the constraints of Victorian society, particularly those placed on women and the poor.
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Thomas Hardy's final novel "Jude the Obscure" began as a serial publication on December 1894 before being published in book form the following year. It is the story of its titular character Jude Fawley, a young lower-class man with dreams of being a scholar, and his relationships with his wife, Arabella, and his free-spirited cousin, Sue Bridehead. The novel follows the life of Jude from his youth living in a village in southern England where he works...
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As popular today as they were during the author's lifetime, the works of Thomas Hardy captivate readers with their gripping narrative power and arresting imagery. This collection presents a trio of the author's finest and most representative short stories. "The Distracted Preacher," a flawless comedy graced with Shakespearean touches, concerns a pair of ill-matched lovers and the breakup of a little network of smugglers. "The Three Strangers" offers...
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Set in the fictional town of Casterbridge, "The Mayor of Casterbridge" is Thomas Hardy's tragic story of Michael Henchard, who over indulges in alcohol at a country fair and decides to auction off his wife and daughter to a sailor. When he recovers his sobriety, Mr. Henchard realizes his mistake, but it is too late to get his family back. Devastated by his impetuous actions he decides not to touch alcohol again for the next twenty-one years. The novel...