| The Woodlanders Contributor(s): Hardy, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486813509 ISBN-13: 9780486813509 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $6.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2017 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2016044385 |
| Lexile Measure: 1130 |
| Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 4.9" W x 8" (0.70 lbs) 480 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Before Grace Melbury went away to school, she was in love with Giles Winterborne, a simple woodsman in the forests of Blackmoore Vale. But Grace's schooling has given her a taste for refinement, and upon her return she finds herself drawn to a dashing newcomer, Dr. Edred Fitzpiers. This romantic triangle is the focus of Thomas Hardy's novel of betrayal, disillusionment, and moral compromise. The story unfolds in a lavishly evoked landscape that becomes as central to the plot as any of the characters. In this tale, which Hardy regarded as his best story, the great Victorian novelist returns to his fictional setting of Wessex to explore a characteristic subject: sexual relationships in an unsophisticated society. He also addresses issues directly affecting rural England during the early nineteenth century, when traditional societies underwent pressure from a changing world. A splendid introduction to the physical and psychological world of Wessex, The Woodlanders is also an intriguing forerunner of Hardy's later masterpieces. |