The Withered Arm and Other Stories 1874-1888
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
7 June 1999
Summary
First of a two-volume selection of Hardy’s short stories.
“See if she is dark or fair, and if you can, notice if her hands be white; if not, see if they look as though she had ever done housework, or are milker’s hands like mine.”
So Rhoda Brook, the abandoned mistress of Farmer Lodge, is jealous to discover details of his new bride in ‘The Withered Arm’, the title story in this selection of Hardy’s finest short stories. Hardy’s first story, ‘Destiny and a Blue Cloak’, was wri…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140435320 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140435328 |
| Author: | Thomas Hardy, Prof Kirsten Brady, Patricia Ingham |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 7 June 1999 |
| Weight: | 337g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 26mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy was born on June 2, 1840. An extremely productive novelist, Hardy published an important book every year or two. In 1896, disturbed by the public outcry over the unconventional subjects of his two greatest novels-Tess of the D’Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure-he announced that he was giving up fiction and afterward produced only poetry. In later years, he received many honors. He died on January 11, 1928, and was buried in Poet’s Corner, in Westminster Abbey.
Kristin Brady taught English at the University of Western Ontario. She edited The Withered Arm and Other Stories for Penguin Classics.
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