The Woodlanders
$23.38
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
2 May 1998
Summary
When country-girl Grace Melbury returns home from her middle-class school, she feels she has risen above her suitor, the simple woodsman Giles Winterborne. Though marriage had been discussed between her and Giles, Grace finds herself captivated by Dr Edred Fitzpiers, a sophisticated newcomer to the area - a relationship that is encouraged by her socially ambitious father. Hardy’s novel of betrayal, disillusionment and moral compromise depicts a secluded community coming to terms with the disa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140435474 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140435476 |
| Author: | Thomas Hardy, Patricia Ingham |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 2 May 1998 |
| Weight: | 322g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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“The finest English novel.”- Arnold Bennett
“The finest English novel.”—Arnold Bennett
About The Author
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) was a prolific and influential novelist and poet. His works include Jude the Obscure and Tess of the D’Urbervilles. Patricia Ingham is General Editor of all Hardy’s fiction on the Penguin Classics list. She is a Fellow of St Anne’s College, Oxford.
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