Thomas Hardy saw himself, first and foremost, as a poet, and he wrote poetry throughout his prolific and acclaimed novel-writing years before announcing in 1896 that he would no longer write novels, much to the astonishment of his worldwide readership. Instead he went on to publish eight masterful volumes of poetry - ranging from lyrics and ballads to dramatic monologues and satire - and is now regarded as one of the greatest twentieth-century poets. Choosing the best verse from each volume, the Poems of Thomas Hardy is the perfect introduction to Hardy's lyrical, soul-searching and profoundly sincere poetry, covering subjects ranging from his grief at the death of his first wife to his experiences of war. This beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition is edited and introduced by editor Ned Halley. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.

Poems of Thomas Hardy - A New Selection

Late one night at a local fair, Michael Henchard, blinded by alcohol and foolish bravado, trades away his wife and daughter to a visiting sailor. Nineteen years later the two women return to Casterbridge and the now-sober Michael, who has gained power and influence in his role as the mayor, must confront his past. As his life begins to collapse, Henchard realizes that it is his treatment of others has been his greatest downfall. Burdened by guilt and stripped of his status and money, Henchard succumbs once again to drink. HarperPerennialClassics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

The Mayor Of Casterbridge

When Farmer Oak smiled, the corners of his mouth spread till they were within an unimportant distance of his ears, his eyes were reduced to chinks, and diverging wrinkles appeared round them, extending upon his countenance like the rays in a rudimentary sketch of the rising sun.

His Christian name was Gabriel, and on working days he was a young man of sound judgment, easy motions, proper dress, and general good character. On Sundays he was a man of misty views, rather given to postponing, and hampered by his best clothes and umbrella: upon the whole, one who felt himself to occupy morally that vast middle space of Laodicean neutrality which lay between the Communion people of the parish and the drunken section, -that is, he went to church, but yawned privately by the time the congregation reached the Nicene creed, and thought of what there would be for dinner when he meant to be listening to the sermon. Or, to state his character as it stood in the scale of public opinion, when his friends and critics were in tantrums, he was considered rather a bad man; when they were pleased, he was rather a good man; when they were neither, he was a man whose moral colour was a kind of pepper-and-salt mixture.

Far from the Madding Crowd

"Yea, many there be that have run out of their wits for women, and become servants for their sakes. Many also have perished, have erred, and sinned, for women... O ye men, how can it be but women should be strong, seeing they do thus?"

Jude the Obscure

Le bras flétri

Cytherea has taken a position as lady's maid to the eccentric arch-intriguer Miss Aldclyffe. On discovering that the man she loves, Edward Springrove, is already engaged to his cousin, Cytherea comes under the influence of Miss Aldclyffe's fascinating, manipulative steward Manston.Blackmail, murder and romance are among the ingredients of Hardy's first published novel, and in it he draws blithely on the 'sensation novel' perfected by Wilkie Collins. Several perceptive critics praised the author as a novelist with a future when Desperate Remedies appeared anonymously in 1871. In its depiction of country life and insight into psychology and sexuality it already bears the unmistakable imprint of Hardy's genius.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Remèdes désespérés

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 'The movements of his mind seemed to tend to the thought that some power was working against him.'

 When Henchard, an out-of-work hay-trusser gets drunk and sells his wife at a country fair, his life will never be the same. Eighteen years later, his wife and daughter return to Casterbridge to find that Henchard has become Mayor. Although he's spent most of his life attempting to repent for his actions, he remains a rash and impetuous man. Hardy portrays Henchard as a tragic hero, searching for love and acceptance from the community around him, posing the overarching question of whether we shape our own fate, or whether life deals us an inevitable hand.

The Mayor of Casterbridge

Avec ces neufs récits à la saveur douce-amère, Thomas Hardy, l'auteur de Tess d'Urberville et de Jude l'Obscur, explore les relations de couple, ses secrets et ses pièges. Il fait l'inventaire des déceptions, des cruautés et des quelques plaisirs, l'inventaire des ironies de quelques petites vies.

Les petites ironies de la vie

Ces onzes nouvelles du célèbre auteur de Tess d'Uberville constituent une sélection très représentative de sa contribution à un genre littéraire qui, lors de leur première publication entre 1880 et 1900, subissait une importante évolution - celle qui allait conduire à des chefs-d'oeuvre comme ceux de Katherine Mansfield, de O. Henry ou de Joyce. Thomas Hardy donne à ses récits un fort ancrage géographique - son Dorcet ou Wessex natal - et temporel - le siècle qui va de la Révolution française à la fin du règne de Victoria. Sa conception de la nouvelle favorise l'alliance d'un réalisme tempéré, d'une dynamique narrative prenant appui sur les mouvements des personnages et les fantaisies souvent cruelles du hasard, et l'intervention de forces qui, sans être surnaturelles, intriguent une humanité crédule dont l'équilibre psychique paraît toujours précaire. On trouvera dans ces textes une continuité de préoccupations reflétées à plus grande échelle dans ses grands romans du Wessex, de Remèdes héroïques à Jules l'Obscur. Elles se résument dans le triomphe de l'insolite et dans son impact sur les êtres qui en sont les témoins, les agents ou les victimes. Voici des nouvelles qui exploitent le pittoresque régionaliste tout en atteignant à l'universel, et qui, en ce sens, sont sans rivales dans la littérature anglaise.

Sous le regard du berger

The Selected Works of Thomas Hardy includes many of the esteemed author's best-known works: Far From the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, and Jude the Obscure. Influenced by the Romantics, Hardy's novels are deeply critical of the constraints of Victorian society, particularly those placed on women and the poor. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

Selected Works Of Thomas Hardy - Far From the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, and Jude the Obscure

Thomas Hardy est le nom de :

Thomas Hardy (1769-1839), un amiral britannique ;
Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), un écrivain britannique ;
Tom Hardy (1977-), un acteur anglais.

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