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Wessex Tales
Thomas Hardy
Book Overview:
Wessex Tales is a collection of six short stories written by Hardy in the 1880’s. If you’ve never read Hardy they’ll serve as a good introduction to his writing. Though not as comprehensive as his major works they do contain all the ingredients that make him instantly recognisable
Wessex Tales is a collection of six short stories written by Hardy in the 1880’s. If you’ve never read Hardy they’ll serve as a good introduction to his writing. Though not as comprehensive as his major works they do contain all the ingredients that make him instantly recognisable
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‘Now, I’m a king’s man myself; and can give you authority enough for this,’ said the formidable officer in gray. ‘Now then, all of ye, be ready. Have ye any lanterns?’
‘Yes—have ye any lanterns?—I demand it!’ said the constable.
‘And the rest of you able-bodied—’
‘Able-bodied men—yes—the rest of ye!’ said the constable.
‘Have you some good stout staves and pitch-forks—’
‘Staves and pitchforks—in the . . . Read More
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Community Reviews
Some excellent short stories that captures the characters and life in the 1800s in Wessex. Smuggling, unrequited love, executions by the hangman with exquisite prose.
I will devour anything Thomas Hardy. His idyllic settings paired with his genius prose make for a worthy read regardless of plot and characterisation. How he weaves melancholy and the fatality but also the fragility of life is nothing but masterful. Despite the centuries gone by, I always feel you c
It took me a long time to read Hardy, I guess there is a fear of approaching a great novelist. These short stories are an ideal introduction, after reading these I was inspired to read "Tess of the D'Ubervilles" and I am currently reading "The Return of the Native". Hardy is like the rural equivalen
A ready enjoyable read - a lot of great stories, and some quite different to other Hardy works, more influenced by the gothic, etc. I especially loved the story 'An Imaginative Woman'.
Note, April 21, 2024: I've just revised this review, mostly to reflect a substantive change in my understanding of Hardy's attitude here, based on a reread of another of his novels, Far from the Madding Crowd Hopefully, the changes won't compel anyone who's previously "liked" the review to unlike it
By now I think I must have made it fairly obvious that I love Thomas Hardy, and so I was looking forward to my re-reading of this superb collection of Hardy shorter fiction for my on-going Hardy reading challenge.
Wessex Tales contains seven stories, the first two of them really very short – the oth