The Distracted Preacher and Other Tales

Fiction & Literature, Short Stories, Classics
Cover of the book The Distracted Preacher and Other Tales by Thomas Hardy, Penguin Books Ltd
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Thomas Hardy ISBN: 9780141922027
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Publication: June 30, 2005
Imprint: Penguin Language: English
Author: Thomas Hardy
ISBN: 9780141922027
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication: June 30, 2005
Imprint: Penguin
Language: English

The darkly passionate short stories of Thomas Hardy are compelling explorations of love, social class, superstition and legend. This collection contains many of his finest and most representative, and includes 'The Withered Arm', an eerie depiction of arcane witchcraft in nineteenth-century England; 'Barbara of the House of Grebe', in which a beautiful man's tragic disfigurement by fire is savagely exploited by his rival; 'The Son's Veto', showing the cruelty of an educated youth towards his ignorant but tender mother; and 'The Distracted Preacher', the story of one man's conflict between heartfelt love and his own sense of moral and civic duty. By turns moving and poetic, and surprisingly modern and brutally macabre, these eloquent tales may be numbered among the greatest creations of Hardy's genius.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The darkly passionate short stories of Thomas Hardy are compelling explorations of love, social class, superstition and legend. This collection contains many of his finest and most representative, and includes 'The Withered Arm', an eerie depiction of arcane witchcraft in nineteenth-century England; 'Barbara of the House of Grebe', in which a beautiful man's tragic disfigurement by fire is savagely exploited by his rival; 'The Son's Veto', showing the cruelty of an educated youth towards his ignorant but tender mother; and 'The Distracted Preacher', the story of one man's conflict between heartfelt love and his own sense of moral and civic duty. By turns moving and poetic, and surprisingly modern and brutally macabre, these eloquent tales may be numbered among the greatest creations of Hardy's genius.

More books from Penguin Books Ltd

Cover of the book The Bacchae and Other Plays by Thomas Hardy
Cover of the book Tempted by the Billionaire Tycoon by Thomas Hardy
Cover of the book Ladybird Tales: The Princess and the Pea by Thomas Hardy
Cover of the book Writers on Leadership by Thomas Hardy
Cover of the book The Climb by Thomas Hardy
Cover of the book Seasons of War by Thomas Hardy
Cover of the book The Book of Dede Korkut by Thomas Hardy
Cover of the book The History of England by Thomas Hardy
Cover of the book Tarin of the Mammoths: Cave Bear Mountain (BK3) by Thomas Hardy
Cover of the book Man and the Natural World by Thomas Hardy
Cover of the book Friends Forever: Double Trouble by Thomas Hardy
Cover of the book Magic Kitten: A Summer Spell by Thomas Hardy
Cover of the book Murder Inc. by Thomas Hardy
Cover of the book The GCHQ Puzzle Book II by Thomas Hardy
Cover of the book Fat Freddie by Thomas Hardy
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy