Woodlanders (Wordsworth Classics) (Wordsworth Collection)
EAN/UPC/ISBN Code
1853262935, 9781853262937, 9781853262937
Brand
Wordsworth
Author
Thomas Hardy
Producer
Wordsworth Editions Limited
Weight
204 gr
Pages
336
Year of production
2004
Binding
125x195
Educated beyond her station, Grace Melbury returns to the woodland village of little Hintock and cannot marry her intended, Giles Winterborne. Her alternative choice proves disastrous, and in a moving tale that has vibrant characters, many humorous moments and genuine pathos coupled with tragic irony, Hardy eschews a happy ending. With characteristic derision, he exposes the cruel indifference of the archaic legal system off his day, and shows the tragic consequences of untimely adherence to futile social and religious proprieties