The Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy

The Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy

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Summary

The romantic entanglements of Giles Winterborne, Grace Melbury, the dissolute Edred Fitzpiers and the wealthy Felice Charmond are bound up with issues of class and social status as they make their marital choices. This is a critical edition of the novel, based on the manuscript and incorporating Hardy's later revisions.

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The Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy

'If ever I forget your name let me forget home and heaven...But no, no, my love, I never can forget 'ee; for you was a good man, and did good things!' Love, and the erratic heart, are at the centre of Hardy's 'woodland story'. Set in the beautiful Blackmoor Vale, The Woodlanders concerns the fortunes of Giles Winterborne, whose love for the well-to-do Grace Melbury is challenged by the arrival of the dashing and dissolute doctor, Edred Fitzpiers. When the mysterious Felice Charmond further complicates the romantic entanglements, marital choice and class mobility become inextricably linked. Hardy's powerful novel depicts individuals in thrall to desire and the natural law that motivates them. This is the only critical edition of The Woodlanders based on a comprehensive study of the manuscript and incorporating later revisions.
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ISBN 13 9780192840684
ISBN 10 0192840681
Title The Woodlanders
Author Thomas Hardy
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 2005-05-01
Number of pages 412
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.