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The Well-Beloved

Author
Thomas Hardy
Read by
James Harrington
Language
English
Length
5 hours 53 minutes
ISBN
9781911065500
Published
27 June 2024
Imprint
Sovereign
  • ideal love
  • obsession
  • muse
  • sculptor
  • Isle of Slingers
  • three generations
  • human desire
  • art
  • romance
  • psychological insight

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Explore the elusive quest for ideal love in "The Well-Beloved" by Thomas Hardy. This compelling novel follows the life of Jocelyn Pierston, a sculptor obsessed with capturing the essence of his perfect muse, the "Well-Beloved." As he pursues his ideal through three generations of women—all remarkably alike—on the Isle of Slingers, Jocelyn grapples with the nature of love, art, and reality. Hardy's introspective tale delves into the complexities of human desire and the perpetual search for the unattainable, blending romance with profound psychological insight.

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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