The Fiddler of the Reels and Other Stories 1888-1900 (Penguin Classics) - Softcover

Hardy, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140439005 ISBN 13: 9780140439007

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2003

Synopsis

The Melancholy Hussar/ A Tragedy of Two Ambitions/ The First Countess of Wessex/ Barbara of the House of Grebe/ For Conscience' Sake/ The Son's Veto/ On the Western Circuit/ An Imaginative Woman/ A Changed Man/ Enter a Dragoon
The 11 short storiesin this collection range from those with the Wessex setting familiar from Hardy's novels, to aristocratic historical fantasies set in the 17th and 18th centuries, and tragic or ironic contemporary dramas. Enormously readable in their own right, thestories can also be seen as a rich testing ground for ideas and themes that receive more sustained treatment in Hardy's most innovative and controversial novels.

About this title

About the Author:

As well as short stories, Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) wrote poetry, drama & novels, including Tess of the D'Urbervilles & Jude the Obscure. Keith Wilson is Professor & Chair of English at the University of Ottawa & Honorary Vice President of the ThomasHardy Association. Kristin Brady taught English at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0140439005
• ISBN 13: 9780140439007
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400
• Editor: Wilson Keith