A Group of Noble dames.(1891) by: Thomas Hardy. ( INCLUDE: Wessex tales, strange lively, and commonplace ( 1888 ) by: Thomas Hardy
A Group of Noble Dames is an 1891 collection of short stories written by Thomas Hardy. The stories are contained by a frame narrative in which ten members of a club each tell one story about a noble dame in the 17th or 18th century. Part I-Before Dinner The First Countess of Wessex by the local historian Barbara of the House of Grebe by the old surgeon The Marchioness of Stonehenge by the rural dean Lady Mottisfont by the sentimental member Part II-After Dinner The Lady Icenway by the churchwarden Squire Petrick's Lady by the crimson maltster Anna, Lady Baxby by the colonel The Lady Penelope by the man of family The Duchess Of Hamptonshire by the quiet gentleman The Honourable Laura by the spark Wessex Tales is an 1888 collection of tales written by English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy, many of which are set before Hardy's birth in 1840. In the various short stories, Hardy writes of the true nature of nineteenth century marriage and its inherent restrictions, the use grammar as a diluted form of thought, the disparities created by the role of class status in determining societal rank, the stance of women in society and the severity of even minor diseases causing the rapid onset of fatal symptoms prior to the introduction of sufficient medicinal practices.
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A Group of Noble dames.(1891) by: Thomas Hardy. ( INCLUDE: Wessex tales, strange lively, and commonplace ( 1888 ) by: Thomas Hardy
A Group of Noble Dames is an 1891 collection of short stories written by Thomas Hardy. The stories are contained by a frame narrative in which ten members of a club each tell one story about a noble dame in the 17th or 18th century. Part I-Before Dinner The First Countess of Wessex by the local historian Barbara of the House of Grebe by the old surgeon The Marchioness of Stonehenge by the rural dean Lady Mottisfont by the sentimental member Part II-After Dinner The Lady Icenway by the churchwarden Squire Petrick's Lady by the crimson maltster Anna, Lady Baxby by the colonel The Lady Penelope by the man of family The Duchess Of Hamptonshire by the quiet gentleman The Honourable Laura by the spark Wessex Tales is an 1888 collection of tales written by English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy, many of which are set before Hardy's birth in 1840. In the various short stories, Hardy writes of the true nature of nineteenth century marriage and its inherent restrictions, the use grammar as a diluted form of thought, the disparities created by the role of class status in determining societal rank, the stance of women in society and the severity of even minor diseases causing the rapid onset of fatal symptoms prior to the introduction of sufficient medicinal practices.
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A Group of Noble dames.(1891) by: Thomas Hardy. ( INCLUDE: Wessex tales, strange lively, and commonplace ( 1888 ) by: Thomas Hardy

A Group of Noble dames.(1891) by: Thomas Hardy. ( INCLUDE: Wessex tales, strange lively, and commonplace ( 1888 ) by: Thomas Hardy

by Thomas Hardy
A Group of Noble dames.(1891) by: Thomas Hardy. ( INCLUDE: Wessex tales, strange lively, and commonplace ( 1888 ) by: Thomas Hardy

A Group of Noble dames.(1891) by: Thomas Hardy. ( INCLUDE: Wessex tales, strange lively, and commonplace ( 1888 ) by: Thomas Hardy

by Thomas Hardy

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A Group of Noble Dames is an 1891 collection of short stories written by Thomas Hardy. The stories are contained by a frame narrative in which ten members of a club each tell one story about a noble dame in the 17th or 18th century. Part I-Before Dinner The First Countess of Wessex by the local historian Barbara of the House of Grebe by the old surgeon The Marchioness of Stonehenge by the rural dean Lady Mottisfont by the sentimental member Part II-After Dinner The Lady Icenway by the churchwarden Squire Petrick's Lady by the crimson maltster Anna, Lady Baxby by the colonel The Lady Penelope by the man of family The Duchess Of Hamptonshire by the quiet gentleman The Honourable Laura by the spark Wessex Tales is an 1888 collection of tales written by English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy, many of which are set before Hardy's birth in 1840. In the various short stories, Hardy writes of the true nature of nineteenth century marriage and its inherent restrictions, the use grammar as a diluted form of thought, the disparities created by the role of class status in determining societal rank, the stance of women in society and the severity of even minor diseases causing the rapid onset of fatal symptoms prior to the introduction of sufficient medicinal practices.

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ISBN-13: 9781540834683
Publisher: CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date: 12/07/2016
Pages: 232
Product dimensions: 8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.49(d)

About the Author

An English Victorian author of novels, poems, and short stories, Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) is best known for the classic books Far from the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, and Jude the Obscure. Set mostly in the semi-imagined region of Wessex, Hardy’s fictional works retain their popularity thanks to an accessible style, Romantic plots, and richly drawn characters.

Date of Birth:

June 2, 1840

Date of Death:

January 11, 1928

Place of Birth:

Higher Brockhampon, Dorset, England

Place of Death:

Max Gate, Dorchester, England

Education:

Served as apprentice to architect James Hicks
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