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Thomas Hardy was born in a cottage in Higher Bockhampton, near Dorchester, on 2 June 1840. He was educated locally and at sixteen was articled to a Dorchester architect, John Hicks. In 1862 he moved to London and found... See More
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A level 5 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Clare West. Bathsheba Everdene is young, proud, and beautiful. She is an independent woman and can marry any man she chooses - if she... See More
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A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Retold for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett. Tony Kytes is a favourite with the girls but he's not terribly clever. If you meet an old girlfriend and she asks for a... See More
Foreign Languages
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Retold for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett. Tony Kytes is a favourite with the girls but he's... See More
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A level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Retold for Learners of English by Clare West. On a stormy winter night, a stranger knocks at the door of a shepherd's cottage. He is cold and hungry, and wants to get out... See More
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A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Retold for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett. A woman and a man... words of love whispered on a summer night. Later, there is a child, but no wedding-ring. And then... See More
Foreign Languages
A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Retold for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett. A woman and a man... words of love whispered on a... See More
Literature & Fiction
Clim Yeobright, tired of city life, returns from Paris to open a school on Egdon Heath and, in spite of the opposition of his mother, marries Eustacia Vye, a passionate, pleasure-loving girl who hopes to persuade him to... See More
Short stories remain the most interesting form of story telling over the centuries. Many of the greatest writers to have lived, started with short stories, before embarking on the journey of writing something longer. This... See More
Movie Tie-Ins
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Here is one of Thomas Hardy's most popular novels, soon to be released as a major motion picture in May 2015. 'I shall do one thing in this... See More
Classics
"Like the greatest characters in literature, Tess lives beyond the final pages of the book as a permanent citizen of the imagination." -- Irving Howe"What a commonplace genius he has; or a genius for the commonplace -- I... See More
Literature & Fiction
Selected Stories of Thomas Hardy by Thomas Hardy: Thomas Hardy, renowned for his novels, also showcased his literary prowess through short stories. This collection features some of his finest tales, exploring the... See More
Classics
'She was swayed into emotional opinions concerning the strange man before her; new impulses of thought... entered into her with a gnawing thrill.' Hardy's first published work, Desperate Remedies moves the sensation novel... See More
Reference
A level 6 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Clare West. A pretty young girl has to leave home to make money for her family. She is clever and a good worker; but she is uneducated and... See More
Classics
Three classics of the Victorian era from the great novelist. This volume includes three iconic novels by the author known for chronicling nineteenth-century English society. Far from the Madding Crowd: A tale of love... See More
Classics
The great Victorian novel of love, ambition, and shattered illusions set in Hardy's beloved, fictional English village of Egdon Heath. Eustacia Vye is as wild and beautiful as the landscape that surrounds her... See More
Literature & Fiction
Thomas Hardy's final novel: A passionate and tragic story of the follies of Victorian England's most rigid institutions: class, marriage, and higher education Growing up in southern England, Jude Fawley dreams of one day... See More
Classics
Hardy's two versions of a strange story set in the weird landscape of Portland. The central figure is a man obsessed both with the search for his ideal woman and with sculpting the perfect figure of Aphrodite. See More
Poetry
The second collection of poetry from the author of such classics as Tess of the D'Urbervilles and Far from the Madding Crowd. Although well known for his novels, like Jude the Obscure, Thomas Hardy also wrote poetry... See More
Mystery
This book contains several tables of HTML content that will make reading easier. The first table of contents lists all the titles included in this volume. This book contains the following works, classified by... See More
Literature & Fiction
With an essay by Ronald Blythe. 'I cannot allow any man to - to criticise my private conduct!' she exclaimed. 'Nor will I for a minute.' Hardy's powerful novel of swift sexual passion and slow-burning loyalty centres on... See More
Literature & Fiction"The Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters" diverges from Thomas Hardy's traditional rural settings, offering a witty satire on the social mores and pretensions of Victorian England. Ethelberta Petherwin, a butler's... See More
Literature & Fiction
"A Laodicean: A Story of To-day" tells the tale of Paula Power, the heiress to a great fortune and a modern castle, who wrestles with her affections between two men: George Somerset, a young architect passionate about the... See More
Literature & Fiction
"The Trumpet Major" is a rich tapestry of love and war, set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. John Loveday, the trumpet major, finds himself entwined in a heartrending love triangle with his brother Robert and the... See More
Literature & Fiction
"Two on a Tower" elevates a tale of star-crossed lovers to the celestial sphere, where Hardy intricately explores the themes of love, class, and the cosmos. Viviette, a lonely, beautiful widow, and Swithin St. Cleeve, an... See More
Literature & Fiction
"The Well-Beloved" captures the haunting journey of Jocelyn Pierston, an artist in search of the ideal love, embodied in the elusive "Well-Beloved." This ethereal figure shifts from one woman to another throughout Pierston's... See More
Literature & Fiction
"A Changed Man and Other Tales" presents a captivating collection from Thomas Hardy that explores transformation, consequence, and the multifaceted nature of human existence. Through stories that range from the poignant to... See More
Literature & Fiction
"Wessex Tales" is a captivating collection of short stories where Thomas Hardy delves into the rustic life and deep-rooted customs of the fictional Wessex region, echoing the real landscapes and towns of southwestern... See More
Literature & Fiction
"The Woodlanders" immerses readers into the tangled web of relationships in the sequestered woodland community of Little Hintock. At its heart is Grace Melbury, who is torn between her refined education and her rural roots... See More
Literature & Fiction
"Life's Little Ironies" is a deftly woven tapestry of tales that showcases Thomas Hardy's keen observation of human nature and the often bitterly amusing contradictions that define our lives. This collection of stories... See More