Gyan Publishing House Life's Little Ironies A Set Of Tales With Some Colloquial Sketches Entitled A Few Crusted Characters by Thomas Hardy
A Set of Tales, with Some Colloquial Sketches, Entitled A Few Crusted Characters
A collection of short tales and colloquial sketches that probe the ironies and small cruelties of rural English life, following vividly drawn characters whose hopes, prejudices and social constraints lead to unexpected reversals and bittersweet outcomes; with a tone that mixes wry humor, moral observation and compassionate realism, the stories illuminate class tensions, marriage, pride and the unpredictable workings of fate against a vividly observed natural and village backdrop.
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- 1894
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