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Binding
Hardback
Number of Pages
496
Age Group
All
Language
English
Book Summary
This is a classic work of fiction, a thoughtful exploration of love, social expectation, and fate, set against the quiet drama of a rural English landscape. Through two pairs of mismatched lovers, it probes how desire, duty, and circumstance shape lives. The intended reader includes adults and literature students who savor character-driven storytelling and morally complex journeys. The emotional tone is serious and introspective, with bursts of passion and moments of haunting consequence.
This edition presents the novel as a story-led experience enhanced by scholarly context. It includes an Introduction by Penny Boumelha and a robust set of notes edited by Tony Slade, reflecting the most up-to-date scholarship on the author. The setting — the bleak beauty of Egdon Heath — becomes a character in its own right, shaping decisions and destinies as readers move through the narrative. As a landmark piece of Victorian-era fiction, it offers rich opportunities for study and reflection.
Reading is engaging thanks to Hardy’s keen eye for ordinary lives elevated to tragic stakes, paired with accessible critical apparatus that helps readers unpack motive, theme, and social texture. You’ll move through the text with the help of clear annotations and thoughtful commentary that illuminate context, symbolism, and craft without getting in the way of the storytelling.
Readers finish with a deeper appreciation of nineteenth-century fiction, broader understanding of character-driven tragedy, and a renewed curiosity about how place and circumstance shape human choices. This edition offers a lasting, thoughtful experience that invites reflection on love, duty, and the cost of desire.
Product Details
Author
Thomas Hardy
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Number of Pages
496
Language
English
SKU
9780140435184
ISBN
9780140435184
Reading Age
All
Dimensions
19.56x12.7x2.29cm
Binding
Hardback
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Thomas Hardy was an English novelist and poet whose work explored social constraints, fate, and human emotion in rural England. The author’s work continues to be widely read and appreciated for its depth, originality, and lasting cultural significance. The author’s work continues to be widely read and appreciated for its depth, originality, and lasting cultural significance. The author’s work continues to be widely read and appreciated for its depth, originality, and lasting cultural significance.