The woodlanders / Thomas Hardy ; whith introduction and notes by Phillip Mallett
By: Hardy, Thomas [autor]
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Contributor(s): Mallett, Phillip [Escritor de introducción].
Series: Wordsworth Classics.London : Wordsworth edition, 1996Edition: First edition.Description: 316 pages ; 19 cm.Content type: texto Media type: no mediado Carrier type: volumenISBN: 9781853262937.Subject(s): English novel | Novela inglesaDDC classification: 823.91 / Summary: The woodlanders contains some of Thomas Hardy´s finest writing. Educated beyond her station. Grace Melbure returns to the woodland village of Little Hintock and cannot marry her intended, Giles Winterbone. Her alternative choice proves disastrous, and in a moving tale that has vibrant characters, many humorous moments and genuine pathos coupled with tragic irony. Hardy eschews a happy ending. With characteristic derision, he exposes the cruel indifference of the archaic legal system of his day, and shows the tragic consequences of untimely adherence to futile social and religios propierties.
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The woodlanders contains some of Thomas Hardy´s finest writing. Educated beyond her station. Grace Melbure returns to the woodland village of Little Hintock and cannot marry her intended, Giles Winterbone. Her alternative choice proves disastrous, and in a moving tale that has vibrant characters, many humorous moments and genuine pathos coupled with tragic irony. Hardy eschews a happy ending. With characteristic derision, he exposes the cruel indifference of the archaic legal system of his day, and shows the tragic consequences of untimely adherence to futile social and religios propierties.
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