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The Well-Beloved

Author
Thomas Hardy
Series
Timeless Classic
Language
English
Length
166 pages
ISBN
9781910558003
Published
15 August 2014
Imprint
Sovereign
  • ideal love
  • transient desire
  • obsession
  • Isle of Slingers
  • passage of time
  • human affection
  • unattainable ideal
  • pursuit
  • meditation on love
  • changing tides

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"The Well-Beloved" captures the haunting journey of Jocelyn Pierston, an artist in search of the ideal love, embodied in the elusive "Well-Beloved." This ethereal figure shifts from one woman to another throughout Pierston's life, reflecting Hardy's exploration of the transient nature of desire and the pursuit of an unattainable ideal. Set against the backdrop of the Isle of Slingers (inspired by the Isle of Portland), the narrative delves into themes of obsession, the passage of time, and the changing tides of human affection, offering a poignant meditation on the art of love and the futility of its perfect form.

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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