{"product_id":"wessex-tales-hardback-9781107091054","title":"Wessex Tales (Hardback) 9781107091054","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWessex Tales\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn authoritative edition of Hardy's first collection of short stories, including an introductory essay and comprehensive explanatory notes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas Hardy (Author), N. H. Reeve (Edited by), Richard Nemesvari (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107091054, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 February 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e536 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 3.3 cm, 0.89 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\"\u003eHardy's first collection of short stories, Wessex Tales contains some of his most famous narratives. 'The Three Strangers' is often described as the quintessential example of his short fiction, while 'The Withered Arm,' with its suggestion of supernatural influences and its shocking conclusion, has thrilled readers for over a century. Tales such as 'Fellow-Townsmen' and 'Intruders at the Knap' showcase Hardy's typically ironic approach to the relationship between the sexes, and 'The Distracted Preacher' shows his undervalued comic touch. The re-introduction of 'An Imaginative Woman' into the collection, which Hardy at one point inserted and then subsequently removed, restores the volume to his original intention. This edition provides an authoritative text and full scholarly apparatus, allowing the reader to trace Hardy's creative process for each of the stories. It also includes an introductory essay discussing the work's composition, publication and critical reception, and comprehensive explanatory notes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Volume 1: The Three Strangers\u003cbr\u003e The Withered Arm\u003cbr\u003e Fellow-Townsmen\u003cbr\u003e Volume 2: Interlopers at the Knap\u003cbr\u003e The Distracted Preacher\u003cbr\u003e An Imaginative Woman\u003cbr\u003e Apparatus: List of Variants – Accidentals\u003cbr\u003e End-of-Line Word Division\u003cbr\u003e Editorial Emendations\u003cbr\u003e Appendices: Appendix A – Prefaces to Wessex Tales\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B – Frontispieces\u003cbr\u003e Appendix C – Chapter One of 'Fellow-Townsmen' from New Quarterly Magazine\u003cbr\u003e Appendix D – Description of Principal Texts\u003cbr\u003e Appendix E – Description of Manuscripts\u003cbr\u003e Appendix F – Pall Mall Magazine Illustrations for 'An Imaginative Woman'\u003cbr\u003e Explanatory Notes.\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":52475050688792,"sku":"9781107091054","price":75.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781107091054i.jpg?v=1785803714","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/wessex-tales-hardback-9781107091054","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}