Life's little ironies / Thomas Hardy ; edited by Alan Manford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928, author.

Contributor:

Manford, Alan, editor.

Series:

The Cambridge edition of the novels and stories of Thomas Hardy ; 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Short stories, English.

Wessex (England)--Fiction.

Wessex (England).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (civ, 433 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

Life's Little Ironies (a phrase coined by Hardy) was Thomas Hardy's third collection of short stories. The volume's eight stories and one sequence of shorter tales (presented in a Canterbury Tales-type framework) had all appeared first in magazines before being gathered together in 1894. Not only do they reflect the strengths and themes of his great novels - they are also themselves powerful works, encompassing tragedy and humour. Part of the Cambridge Edition of the Novels and Short Stories of Thomas Hardy, this volume presents an authoritative text which aims to reflect Hardy's original artistic intentions. A full scholarly apparatus includes every authorial revision, from manuscript (where extant) onwards, enabling readers to trace Hardy's creative process. An introductory essay gives details of the stories' composition, publishing history and critical reception; there are comprehensive explanatory notes and a glossary, and the illustrations that accompanied the stories' magazine publication also provide valuable context.

Contents:

The son's veto

For conscience' sake

A tragedy of two ambitions

On the western circuit

To please his wife

The melancholy hussar of the German legion

The fiddler of the reels

A tradition of eighteen hundred and four

A few crusted characters.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 06 Oct 2023).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781108868662 (ebook)

Access Restriction:

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