A Laodicean: A Story of To-day

Name: A Laodicean: A Story of To-day
Author: Thomas Hardy
ISBN: 9781910558027

Author: Thomas Hardy
Series: Timeless Classic
Language: English
Length: 348 pages
ISBN: 9781910558027
Published: 15 September 2014
Imprint: Sovereign

heirloom
modernity
tradition
architectural
love triangle
Victorian society
identity
technological advancement
progress vs. duty
social upheaval

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"A Laodicean: A Story of To-day" tells the tale of Paula Power, the heiress to a great fortune and a modern castle, who wrestles with her affections between two men: George Somerset, a young architect passionate about the new, and Captain De Stancy, who represents the allure of the old. Set within a rapidly changing Victorian society, the novel explores themes of tradition versus progress, love versus duty, and the quest for identity in the midst of technological advancement and social upheaval. Hardy weaves a complex narrative that questions the true nature of modernity and loyalty in an era of uncertainty.

Author

Thomas Hardy (1840–1928) gave English literature its most unforgettable tragic landscapes — the imagined county of Wessex, where heath, village, and market town hold the fate of ordinary lives. In Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Jude the Obscure, The Mayor of Casterbridge, and Far from the Madding Crowd, he wrote characters undone by chance, desire, and the hard edges of Victorian society.

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Audiobook · English · Sovereign9781802568486