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The phrase "life's little ironies" is now proverbial, but it was coined by Hardy as the title for this, his third volume of short stories, including such classics as An Imaginative Woman and A Tragedy of Two Ambitions . Unified by his quintessential irony, strong visual sense,... Read Full Overview

Thomas Hardy was an English writer and poet in the Romantic era. Hardy was greatly influenced by Charles Dickens and William Wordsworth, and he went on to write critically acclaimed classics like Far From the Madding Crowd and Tess of the d'Ubervilles

Thomas Hardy OM (2 June 1840 - 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry of William Wordsworth. He was highly critical... Read Full Overview

Life's Little Ironies is a collection of tales written by Thomas Hardy, originally published in 1894.There is a Prefatory Note to the revised edition, written by the author, which says this of the above contents: "Of the following collection the first story, 'An Imaginative Woman',... Read Full Overview

The phrase "life's little ironies" is now proverbial, but it was coined by Hardy as the title for this, his third volume of short stories, including such classics as An Imaginative Woman and A Tragedy of Two Ambitions. Unified by his quintessential irony, strong visual sense,... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

Life's Little Ironies is a collection of tales written by Thomas Hardy, originally published in 1894, 1] 2] and republished with a slightly different collection of stories, for the Uniform Edition in 1927/8

Life's Little Ironies is a collection of short stories and sketches written by Thomas Hardy. The book is divided into two parts: the first part contains a series of tales that explore the ironies of life, while the second part features a set of colloquial sketches entitled A... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

Title: Life's little ironies. A set of tales. With some colloquial sketches, entitled A few crusted characters.

Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions

The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one... Read Full Overview

Life's Little Ironies is a collection of short stories written by Thomas Hardy. The book contains a set of tales that explore the complexities of human nature and the irony of life. The stories are written in Hardy's signature style and contain vivid descriptions of the English... Read Full Overview

Life's Little Ironies is a collection of short stories and sketches written by Thomas Hardy and published in 1922. The book is divided into two parts: the first part contains the titular tales, while the second part is made up of colloquial sketches entitled A Few Crusted Characters... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

"Life's Little Ironies" from Thomas Hardy. English novelist and poet (1840-1928).