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Educated beyond her station, Grace Melbury returns to the woodland village of little Hintock and cannot marry her intended, Giles Winterborne. Her alternative choice proves disastrous, and in a moving tale that has vibrant characters, many humorous moments and genuine pathos coupled with tragic irony, Hardy eschews a happy ending. With characteristic derision, he exposes the cruel indifference of the archaic legal system off his day, and shows the tragic consequences of untimely adherence to futile social and religious proprieties. AUTHOR: Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) had a writing career which spanned more than fifty years, and he is now considered both a major novelist and poet. His tales of Wessex, a fictional amalgamation of various south-west counties, have a lasting appeal, and many, such as 'The Mayor of Casterbridge' and 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles' have become popular television adaptations.Product Identifiers
PublisherWordsworth Editions LTD
ISBN-139781853262937
eBay Product ID (ePID)89674839
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Woodlanders
AuthorThomas Hardy
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicBooks
Publication Year1996
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorThomas Hardy
Series TitleWordsworth Classics
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom