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In this, his first collection of short stories, Hardy sought to record the legends, superstitions, local customs, and lore of a Wessex that was rapidly passing out of memory. But these tales also portray the social and economic stresses of 1880s Dorset, and reveal Hardy's growing... Read Full Overview

Wessex Tales is a collection of tales written by English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy, many of which are set before Hardy's birth in 1840. Through them, Thomas Hardy talks about nineteenth century marriage, grammar, class status, how men and women were viewed, medical diseases... Read Full Overview

In this, his first collection of short stories, Hardy sought to record the legends, superstitions, local customs, and lore of a Wessex that was rapidly passing out of memory. But these tales also portray the social and economic stresses of 1880s Dorset, and reveal Hardy's growing... Read Full Overview

Wessex Tales is an 1888 collection of tales written by English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy.In the various short stories, Hardy writes of the true nature of nineteenth century marriage and its inherent restrictions, the use grammar as a diluted form of thought, the disparities... Read Full Overview

Wessex Tales, a collection of short stories that includes "The Three Strangers," "The Withered Arm," and "The Distracted Preacher," deals with a number of timeless themes seen so often in Hardy's work--marriage, class, revenge, and disappointed love. Many of the tales... Read Full Overview

Wessex Tales, a collection of short stories that includes "The Three Strangers," "The Withered Arm," and "The Distracted Preacher," deals with a number of timeless themes seen so often in Hardy's work--marriage, class, revenge, and disappointed love. Many of the tales... Read Full Overview

Wessex Tales - Strange Lively, and Commonplace is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1888. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other... Read Full Overview

Wessex Tales - Strange, lively, and Commonplace - Vol. II is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1888. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine,... Read Full Overview

*Wessex Tales is a collection of six absorbing stories set in the early nineteenth century and dealing with the themes of male and female relations, social values, education, and class status.* Contents: - An Imaginative Woman- The Three Strangers- The Withered Arm- Fellow-Townsmen-... Read Full Overview

Thomas Hardy (June 2 1840-January 11 1928) was a novelist and poet. His is famous for the sober and realistic portrayals of the characters in his novels. While his novels were successful and controversial, he considered himself mainly a poet.

Wessex Tales is a collection of tales written by English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy, many of which are set before Hardy's birth in 1840. Through them, Thomas Hardy talks about nineteenth century marriage, grammar, class status, how men and women were viewed, medical diseases... Read Full Overview

Wessex Tales was the first collection of Hardy's short stories, and they reflect the experience of a novelist at the height of his powers. These seven tales, in which characters and scenes are imbued with a haunting realism, show considerable diversity of content, form and style,... Read Full Overview

Wessex Tales was the first collection of Hardy's short stories, and they reflect the experience of a novelist at the height of his powers. These seven tales, in which characters and scenes are imbued with a haunting realism, show considerable diversity of content, form and style,... Read Full Overview