Hardy Thomas: 431 books

Set in the Isle of Slingers modelled on the Isle of Portland the novel continues to explore Hardy's favourite themes of relationships, exploration of human nature and human nature. The story follows Jocelyn Pierston, a celebrated sculptor who tries to create an image of his ideal woman in stone and attempting to find her in the flesh.

Published in 1871, this novel of “mystery, entanglement, surprise and moral obliquity'”—as the author himself later described it—launched Hardy's literary career . . . though, because of the scandalous subject matter, including blackmail, murder, and forbidden sexuality, the novel appeared anonymously. 

* Book : Jude The Obscure * Biography * Bibliography Hardy's masterpiece traces a poor stonemason's ill-fated romance with his free-spirited cousin. No Victorian institution is spared — marriage, religion, education — and the outrage following publication led the embittered author to renounce...

Lays of Ancient Rome is collection of ballads about heroic episodes in Roman history written by Thomas Babington Macaulay, becoming immensely popular in Victorian times, and were a popular subject for recitation, a common pastime of the era. It was set reading in British public schools for more than...

Poetry is a fascinating use of language. With almost a million words at its command it is not surprising that these Isles have produced some of the most beautiful, moving and descriptive verse through the centuries. . In this series we look at each calendar month through the eyes and minds of our...

Im Weltbestseller "Shades of Grey" erhält Ana Steele von ihrem Verehrer Christian Grey ein Päckchen. Darin: die 1891 erschienene Erstausgabe von Thomas Hardys Roman "Tess". Entdecken auch Sie die Faszination dieses Buchs, mit dem die zügellose Leidenschaft zwischen der Studentin und dem attraktiven...

DARKNESS EVERYWHERE... The Sixth World is a dangerous place, with deadly hazards lurking around every corner. Everywhere shadowrunners go, from the top of the world to the deepest, darkest sprawl neighborhood, someone’s always looking to make their rep by taking you down. World of...

Poetry is a fascinating use of language. With almost a million words at its command it is not surprising that these Isles have produced some of the most beautiful, moving and descriptive verse through the centuries. In this volume we look through the eyes and minds of our most gifted poets to bring...

Poetry is a fascinating use of language. With almost a million words at its command it is not surprising that these Isles have produced some of the most beautiful, moving and descriptive verse through the centuries. In this series we look at special days of celebration through the eyes and minds of...

Poetry is a fascinating use of language. With almost a million words at its command it is not surprising that these Isles have produced some of the most beautiful, moving and descriptive verse through the centuries. In this series we look at a particular theme through the eyes and minds of our most...

Musaicum Books presents to you this unique collection, designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Les Misérables (Victor Hugo) The Call of the Wild (Jack London) Walden (Henry David Thoreau) Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy) War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)...

The lives of Gabriel and Bathsheba are destined to be intertwined the moment they meet. When Bathseba rejects his marriage proposal, it appears she has made the right decision following his financial ruin. But destiny does not take such events as determinative. There is still life yet in the faltering friendship, but will it be love?

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