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Hardy's two versions of a strange story set in the weird landscape of Portland. The central figure is a man obsessed both with the search for his ideal woman and with sculpting the perfect figure of Aphrodite.

Jocelyn Pierston pertenece a una de las familias m s importantes de Horada, una isla dedicada a la explotaci n de sus canteras. Sin embargo, desea dedicarse al arte y aspira a ser uno de los genios m s reputados de Inglaterra. Rom ntico empedernido, cree estar bajo los efectos... Read Full Overview

As the last of Hardy's novels to be published, The Well-Beloved has generated great scholarly interest recently. Partly autobiographical, it tells the story of the sculptor Jocelyn Pierston, whose search for the ideal woman in both Portland and London leads him into courtships... Read Full Overview

The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament is a novel by Thomas Hardy. It spans forty years, and follows Jocelyn Pierston, a celebrated sculptor who attempts to create in stone the image of his ideal woman, while he tries also to find her in the flesh.

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"A man's silence is wonderful to listen to."Thomas Hardy (2nd June 1840 - 11th January 1928), celebrated poet and writer, was born in a modest thatched cottage near Dorchester in the West country, to a builder father. His mother came from a line of intelligent, lively and ambitious... Read Full Overview

Jocelyn Pierston, a successful sculptor, is helpless in the face of 'the well-beloved' the manifestation of perfect womanhood that seems to move like a will-o'-the-wisp from one acquaintance to the next. It shapes his whole life. Where his artistry involves permanence - cold... Read Full Overview

The Well-Beloved completes the cycle of Hardy's great novels, reiterating his favourite themes of man's eternal quest for perfection in both love and art, and the suffering that ensues. Jocelyn Pierston, celebrated sculptor, tries to create an image of his ideal woman - his imaginary... Read Full Overview

The Pursuit of the Well Beloved is a novel by Thomas Hardy that follows the story of Jocelyn Pierston, a sculptor who becomes obsessed with finding the perfect woman, or his ""Well Beloved."" The novel is divided into three parts, each representing a different stage of Pierston's... Read Full Overview

The Well-Beloved completes the cycle of Hardy's great novels, reiterating his favourite themes of man's eternal quest for perfection in both love and art, and the suffering that ensues. Jocelyn Pierston, celebrated sculptor, tries to create an image of his ideal woman - his imaginary... Read Full Overview