Vintage set of 7 Thomas Hardy decorative books

Description: Vintage set of 7 Classic Decorative Books by Thomas Hardy Early 1900s editions of books first published in late 1800s Victorian England The Return of the Native: controversial in Victorian times, with its themes of sexual politics and nature vs society, but later one of his most popular books; adapted for 3 movies (including one with Catherine Zeta-Jones) and several plays The Dynasts: "an epic drama of the war with Napoleon" A Laodicean; or, The Castle of the De Stancys: one of the first novels about "fake news"--falsified telegrams and photographs play an important role in this tale of an English woman who inherits a caste from her industrialist father The Trumpet-Major: the story focuses on a heroine, Anne Garland, being pursued by three suitors during Napoleanic wars. Adapted into several plays and a 1981 opera The Mayor of Casterbridge: one of Hardy's masterpieces, the story revolves around a man's decision to sell his wife and child during a drunken rage; adapted into several movies and TV shows, radio shows, and an opera. The Hand of Ethelberta: unlike most Hardy novels, this is an audacious comedy, about Ethelberta, a complex outspoken, rational, enterprising and beautiful woman in Victoria times. She becomes a poet and storyteller struggling to support her family while concealing humble origins and readily attracts four persistent suitors. Adapted in 2021 into a BBC radio play for Intenational Women's Day.Jude the Obscure: Hardy's last novel, about a stonemason who yearns to be a scholar. Also controversial in Victorian Britain due to its criticisms of religion and marriage; adapted into a TV series, several plays, and a feature film with Christopher Eccleston and Kate Winslet

Price: 69.95 USD

Location: Walla Walla, Washington

End Time: 2024-11-09T13:55:50.000Z

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