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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

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

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

Hardy's first collection of short stories, Wessex Tales contains some of his most famous narratives. 'The Three Strangers' is often described as the quintessential example of his short fiction, while 'The Withered Arm, ' with its suggestion of supernatural influences and its... 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 is an 1888 collection of tales written by 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 and more. In 1888,... Read Full Overview

Thomas Hardy was an English writer and poet in the Romantic era who was greatly influenced by Charles Dickens and William Wordsworth. His historical fiction is still widely popular today.

Experience the heart of rural England with Thomas Hardy's "Wessex Tales," a collection of short stories steeped in the lore and landscapes of Wessex. A master of English literature and regional fiction, Hardy paints vivid portraits of life in a bygone era. These meticulously... Read Full Overview

Experience the heart of rural England with Thomas Hardy's "Wessex Tales," a collection of short stories steeped in the lore and landscapes of Wessex. A master of English literature and regional fiction, Hardy paints vivid portraits of life in a bygone era. These meticulously... 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.

In addition to his great "Wessex Novels," Thomas Hardy wrote Wessex Tales (1896), a collection of six stories... Read Full Overview

Wessex Tales is an 1888 collection of tales written by English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy, many of which are set before Hardy's birth in 1840.

In the various short stories, Hardy writes of the true nature of nineteenth-century marriage and its inherent... Read Full Overview

Wessex Tales is an 1888 collection of tales written by English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy, many of which are set before Hardy's birth in 1840.

In the various short stories, Hardy writes of the true nature of nineteenth-century marriage and its inherent... Read Full Overview