A Clothbound Classics edition of Thomas Hardy s impassioned novel of courtship in rural lifeIn Thomas Hardy s first major literary success, independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in...

A heartbreaking portrayal of a woman faced by an impossible choice in the pursuit of happiness When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves...

A heartbreaking portrayal of a woman faced by an impossible choice in the pursuit of happinessWhen Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to...

A heartbreaking portrayal of a woman faced by an impossible choice in the pursuit of happinessWhen Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to...

Tess of the d’Urbervilles (Readings Classics) by Thomas Hardy is a powerful and poignant work of Fiction and Literary Fiction that explores fate, morality, and the social constraints of Victorian England. In Tess of the d’Urbervilles (Readings Classics), Thomas Hardy masterfully portrays Tess’s journey...

A new, beautifully laid-out edition of Thomas Hardy's classic 1886 novel. Set in the fictional English town of Casterbridge, The Mayor of Casterbridge is a classic novel by Thomas Hardy. It follows the story of Michael Henchard, a hay-trusser who rises to become the...

The Mayor of Casterbridge (Readings Classics) by Thomas Hardy is a haunting tale of pride, downfall, and redemption, firmly rooted in Fiction and Literary Fiction. In The Mayor of Casterbridge, Thomas Hardy portrays the life of Michael Henchard—whose proud decision-making leads to ruin and...