A Preface to HardyA critical introduction to the life, thought, and art of the novelist and poet, one of the greatest English writers of the 19th century. This book lays its main emphasis on the tensions which make Hardy's work so unique. |
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Tryphena Sparks I | 12 |
The middle years | 25 |
Poems of 191213 and after | 39 |
Copyright | |
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