The Woodlanders
by Hardy, Thomas (Author); Ingham, Patricia (Editor/introduction); Ingham, Patricia (Notes by)Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1998-08-01
Publisher(s): Penguin Classics
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Summary
Set in the secluded forest community of Little Hintock, Thomas Hardy's "The Woodlanders" inextricably links the dramatic English landscape with the story of a woman caught between two rivals of radically different social statures. Grace Melbury is promised to her longtime companion, Giles Winterborne, a local woodlander and a gentle, steadfast man. When her socially motivated father pressures her to wed the ambitious doctor Edred Fitzpiers, Grace's loyalties shift--and her decision leads to tumultuous consequences. With its explorations of class and gender, lust and betrayal, "The Woodlanders" is one of Hardy's most vivid and powerful works. This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the 1912 Wessex edition and includes Hardy's map of fictional Wessex. "The finest English novel."--Arnold Bennett "From the Trade Paperback edition."
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgements | vi | (1) | |||
| General Editor's Preface | vii | (3) | |||
| Chronology: Hardy's Life and Works | x | (4) | |||
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xiv | (1) | |||
| Bibliographical Note | xv | (1) | |||
| Introduction | xvi | (19) | |||
| Further Reading | xxxv | (2) | |||
| A Note on the History of the Text | xxxvii | ||||
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1 | (367) | |||
| Appendix I: 1895 Preface; 1912 Postscript | 368 | (3) | |||
| Appendix II: The Location of The Woodlanders | 371 | (5) | |||
| Appendix III: The Law, Marriage and Divorce in The Woodlanders | 376 | (4) | |||
| Notes | 380 | (35) | |||
| Glossary | 415 |
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