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Wessex Tales

Author
Thomas Hardy
Read by
James Harrington
Language
English
Length
7 hours 28 minutes
ISBN
9781911065487
Published
26 June 2024
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Victorian life
  • rural England
  • love
  • tragedy
  • superstition
  • fate
  • short stories
  • human condition
  • 19th-century
  • Wessex

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Description

Step into the evocative realm of rural England with "Wessex Tales" by Thomas Hardy, a collection of short stories that brilliantly capture the essence of Victorian life. Set in the fictional region of Wessex, these tales explore the lives of ordinary folk facing extraordinary circumstances. Themes of love, tragedy, superstition, and fate intertwine as Hardy delves into the human condition with his signature depth and empathy. Each story, rich in local color and historical detail, paints a vivid portrait of 19th-century rural society, making this collection a timeless literary treasure.

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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