A Changed Man and Other Tales is a collection of twelve tales written by Thomas Hardy. The collection was originally published in book form in 1913, although all of the tales had been previously published in newspapers or magazines from 1881 to 1900.There...
After an accident, Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of impoverished peasants, decides to call on the aristocratic d'Urbervilles, as she believes that she is also descended from their ancient Norman lineage and that they can rescue her family from indigence....
Als sie zu ihrer Tante in ein kleines Dorf im Südwesten Englands zieht, wirkt die stolze Schönheit Bathsheba Everdene wie eine Exotin. Sie schart eine Reihe von Verehrern um sich, darunter den bescheidenen Schäfer Gabriel Oak, den wohlhaben...
Durch Zufall erfährt die in ärmlichen Verhältnissen lebende Tess Durbeyfield, dass ihre Familie einem alten normannischen Adelsgeschlecht entstammt. Ihr Entschluss, vermeintliche Verwandte zu besuchen, hat fatale Folgen für die junge...
Jude the Obscure , by Thomas Hardy, is a powerful and controversial novel that explores themes of social class, education, marriage, and religion in late 19th-century England. Jude Fawley, a young stonemason with aspirations of attending university, finds...