Selection of Hardy's Short Stories and Novellas (Illustrated and Linked Reading)

Author: [British] Thomas Hardy
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Thomas Hardy is one of the most important novelists of late 19th-century Britain. He is renowned not only for his long novels but also for his highly distinctive short stories. This book collects nine of Hardy's short stories, each imbued with the author's reflection on the external and internal conditions of human existence and the future. Hardy's novels emphasize narrative, making them highly readable. His writing is concise and refined, with a natural and effortless style, making them treasures of world literature. The seven stories selected in this collection, though mostly about "past events," are deeply focused on the author's contemplation of human external and internal conditions and the future. This is also the essence and focal point of Hardy's long novels and all his poetry. Hardy's works explore the relationship between humans and society, as well as the natural environment, and the dynamics between people, including relationships between men and women, father and son, and mother and daughter.