{"product_id":"lifes-little-ironies-hardback-9781108491433","title":"Life's Little Ironies (Hardback) 9781108491433","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLife's Little Ironies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA full scholarly edition showing Hardy's original artistic intentions, his creative process, the stories' publication and their reception.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas Hardy (Author), Alan Manford (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108491433, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 19 October 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e350 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16.2 x 3.5 cm, 0.93 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eLife'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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Life's Little Ironies: The Son's Veto\u003cbr\u003e For Conscience' Sake\u003cbr\u003e A Tragedy of Two Ambitions\u003cbr\u003e On the Western Circuit\u003cbr\u003e To Please his Wife\u003cbr\u003e The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion\u003cbr\u003e The Fiddler of the Reels\u003cbr\u003e A Tradition of Eighteen Hundred and Four\u003cbr\u003e A Few Crusted Characters\u003cbr\u003e Apparatus\u003cbr\u003e Editorial Emendations\u003cbr\u003e Textual Notes\u003cbr\u003e Record of Variants – Accidentals\u003cbr\u003e End-of-line Word Division\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Explanatory Notes\u003cbr\u003e Glossary of Dialect Terms.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20c%201800%20to%20c%201900%20%20%5BDSBF%5D%22\"\u003eDSBF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52475098824984,"sku":"9781108491433","price":79.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108491433i.jpg?v=1785805126","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/lifes-little-ironies-hardback-9781108491433","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}