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The Distracted Preacher and Other Tales - Penguin English Lib by Thomas Hardy PB

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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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“Good Condition and has some wear.”
Type
Novel
Signed
No
Ex Libris
No
Personalized
No
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Intended Audience
Adults
ISBN
9780140431247

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0140431241
ISBN-13
9780140431247
eBay Product ID (ePID)
78132

Product Key Features

Book Title
Distracted Preacher and Other Tales
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Classics, Short Stories (Single Author), Literary
Publication Year
1980
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Author
Thomas Hardy
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
8.7 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Notes by
Hill, Susan
Dewey Edition
19
TitleLeading
The
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
823/.8
Grade To
UP
Table Of Content
Hardy's Life and Works: a Chronology Introduction 1. Thomas Hardy as a Short Story Writer 2. The Selected Stories Hardy's Wessex Map Key to Place-Names The Distracted Preacher A Mere Interlude The Withered Arm A Tragedy of Two Ambitions The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion Barbara of the House of Grebe On the Western Circuit The Son's Veto The Fiddler of the Reels An Imaginative Woman The Grave by the Handpost Hardy's General Preface to the Wessex Edition of 1912 Bibliographical Note Note on the Text Explanatory Notes
Synopsis
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. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators., 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.
LC Classification Number
PR4740

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  • by ma81336
    26 Jul, 2023

    Used book in good shape by noted English author of rather bleak stories

    The book is in quite good shape. As for the content, I've read some of the stories in years past and am interested in re-reading them to see how they come across today. One of the stories I remember is definitely an effective and somewhat disquieting horror story.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: rose-and-thistle

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