Selected Short Stories

Selected Short Stories

Author: Thomas Hardy

Publisher: Wordsworth Editions

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 9781853261787

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This selection was the third that Hardy collected together himself for publication as a single volume. It reflects the experiences of a novelist who was at the height of his creative powers. The stories are thematically linked by a concern with the diverse problems of marriage.


The Complete Stories

The Complete Stories

Author: Thomas Hardy

Publisher: Phoenix

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 851

ISBN-13: 9781857994384

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These collections appear here together with a selection of the stories which appeared in magazines but were never collected.Varying considerably in content, style and form,these tales belong to the great age of the short story and are winning greater recognition as an important element of Hardys literary testament


Thomas Hardy's Short Stories

Thomas Hardy's Short Stories

Author: Juliette Berning Schaefer

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-11-18

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 1317010418

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Thomas Hardy penned nearly fifty short stories, but in spite of this impressive number, his contributions to the genre have been relatively understudied. Bringing together an international group of scholars, this is the first edited collection devoted solely to Hardy's works of short fiction. The contributors take up topics related to their publication in periodicals, gender and community relationships, and narrative techniques. Taken together, the essays show that Hardy's short stories are important, not only for what they tell us about Hardy as a writer who straddles the divide between the traditionalist and the modernist, but also for how they reflect and inform the period in which he wrote.


Selected Stories of Thomas Hardy

Selected Stories of Thomas Hardy

Author: Thomas Hardy

Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan

Published: 2018-08-19

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13:

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Selected Stories of Thomas Hardy by Thomas Hardy: Thomas Hardy, renowned for his novels, also showcased his literary prowess through short stories. This collection features some of his finest tales, exploring the complexities of human relationships, the struggles of rural life, and the consequences of fate and circumstance. Hardy's evocative storytelling and masterful use of language paint a vivid picture of 19th-century England and the human condition. Key Aspects of the Book "Selected Stories of Thomas Hardy": Rural England: Hardy's stories are often set in the English countryside, capturing the beauty and challenges of rural life during the 1800s. Themes of Fate: The author delves into the concept of fate and how it shapes the lives of his characters, leading them on unforeseen paths. Emotional Depth: Hardy's stories are known for their emotional resonance and the exploration of human passions and vulnerabilities. Thomas Hardy was an English novelist and poet, born in 1840. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest Victorian writers, known for his powerful narratives and poetic language. Hardy's novels often portrayed the struggles and aspirations of the rural working class and the impact of social and cultural changes on individuals. Throughout his career, he challenged the conventions of his time, and his works continue to be celebrated for their realism, symbolism, and exploration of the human psyche.


Wessex Tales

Wessex Tales

Author: Thomas Hardy

Publisher: Joe Books Ltd

Published: 2016-08-31

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 1772754250

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First appearing in 1888, Wessex Tales is a collection of short stories by the supremely gifted Thomas Hardy. The perfect way to get acquainted with Hardy's world. Several of the tales were adapted for television in a 1973 BBC mini series starring, among others, John Hurt, Billie Whitlelaw, and Ben Kingsley. Sayre Street Books offers the world's greatest literature in easy to navigate, beautifully designed digital editions.


The Short Stories Of Thomas Hardy

The Short Stories Of Thomas Hardy

Author: Thomas Hardy

Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag

Published: 2013-11-01

Total Pages: 1260

ISBN-13: 3849640469

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This is the annotated edition including a rare biographical essay on the life and works of the author. This compilation of Thomas Hardy's short stories is one of the most complete on the book market. Every single story was tracked down and integrated into this book. Hours of enjoyable reading lies ahead of you because Hardy was a real genius among the English fiction writers. From the contents: A Changed Man The Waiting Supper Alicia's Diary The Grave By The Handpost Enter A Dragoon A Tryst At An Ancient Earth Work What The Shepherd Saw: A Tale Of Four Moonlight Nights A Committee-Man Of 'The Terror' Master John Horseleigh, Knight The Duke's Reappearance—A Family Tradition A Mere Interlude The First Countess Of Wessex Barbara Of The House Of Grebe The Marchioness Of Stonehenge Lady Mottisfont The Lady Icenway Squire Petrick's Lady Anna, Lady Baxby The Lady Penelope The Duchess Of Hamptonshire The Honourable Laura The Son's Veto For Conscience' Sake A Tragedy Of Two Ambitions On The Western Circuit To Please His Wife The Melancholy Hussar Of The German Legion The Fiddler Of The Reels A Tradition Of Eighteen Hundred And Four A Few Crusted Characters Tony Kytes, The Arch-Deceiver The History Of The Hardcomes The Superstitious Man's Story Andrey Satchel And The Parson And Clerk Old Andrey's Experience As A Musician Absent-Mindedness In A Parish Choir The Winters And The Palmleys Incident In The Life Of Mr. George Crookhill Netty Sargent's Copyhold An Imaginative Woman The Three Strangers ... and many more ...


The Withered Arm and Other Stories 1874-1888

The Withered Arm and Other Stories 1874-1888

Author: Thomas Hardy

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2006-08-31

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 0141938110

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"See if she is dark or fair, and if you can, notice if her hands be white; if not, see if they look as though she had ever done housework, or are milker's hands like mine." So Rhoda Brook, the abandoned mistress of Farmer Lodge, is jealous to discover details of his new bride in 'The Withered Arm', the title story in this selection of Hardy's finest short stories. Hardy's first story, 'Destiny and a Blue Cloak' was written fresh from the success of Far From the Madding Crowd. Beautiful in their own right, these stories are also testing-grounds for the novels in their controversial sexual politics, their refusal of romance structures, and their elegiac pursuit of past, lost loves. Several of the stories in The Withered Arm were collected to form the famous volume, Wessex Tales (1888), the first time Hardy denoted 'Wessex' to describe his fictional world. The Withered Arm is the first of a new two-volume selection of Hardy's short stories, edited with an introduction and notes by Kristin Brady.