The Fiddler of the Reels and Other Stories 1888-1900

Fiction & Literature, Short Stories, Classics
Cover of the book The Fiddler of the Reels and Other Stories 1888-1900 by Thomas Hardy, Penguin Books Ltd
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Author: Thomas Hardy ISBN: 9780141942612
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Publication: May 1, 2003
Imprint: Penguin Language: English
Author: Thomas Hardy
ISBN: 9780141942612
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication: May 1, 2003
Imprint: Penguin
Language: English

The Melancholy Hussar/ A Tragedy of Two Ambitions/ The First Countess of Wessex/ Barbara of the House of Grebe/ For Conscience' Sake/ The Son's Veto/ On the Western Circuit/ An Imaginative Woman/ A Changed Man/ Enter a Dragoon
The 11 short storiesin this collection range from those with the Wessex setting familiar from Hardy's novels, to aristocratic historical fantasies set in the 17th and 18th centuries, and tragic or ironic contemporary dramas. Enormously readable in their own right, thestories can also be seen as a rich testing ground for ideas and themes that receive more sustained treatment in Hardy's most innovative and controversial novels.

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The Melancholy Hussar/ A Tragedy of Two Ambitions/ The First Countess of Wessex/ Barbara of the House of Grebe/ For Conscience' Sake/ The Son's Veto/ On the Western Circuit/ An Imaginative Woman/ A Changed Man/ Enter a Dragoon
The 11 short storiesin this collection range from those with the Wessex setting familiar from Hardy's novels, to aristocratic historical fantasies set in the 17th and 18th centuries, and tragic or ironic contemporary dramas. Enormously readable in their own right, thestories can also be seen as a rich testing ground for ideas and themes that receive more sustained treatment in Hardy's most innovative and controversial novels.

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