Wessex Tales: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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Wessex Tales is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Hardy, Thomas (1840–1928).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Wessex Tales" by Thomas Hardy is a collection of short stories published in 1888. Set in nineteenth-century England, these tales explore the constraints of marriage, rigid class structures, and the limited position of women in society. Hardy examines how social expectations force individuals into unwanted marriages, suppress genuine emotions, and trap people within the narrow confines of Victorian respectability. Each story reveals how these pressures diminish human contentment and freedom, painting a portrait of lives shaped—and often constrained—by the era's strict social codes.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Wessex Tales
- Author credits: Hardy, Thomas (1840–1928)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
- Wessex (England) -- Fiction
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- Category: British Literature
- Category: Short Stories
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