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The Mayor of Casterbridge
Edited with an Introduction and Notes by
Keith Wilson
Thomas Hardy’s fascination with the
dualities inherent in human nature is at
the root of this depiction of a man who
overreaches the limits allowed by society.
Using the device of classic tragedy—the
downfall of a man caused by the whims
of chance and his own fatal flaws—Hardy
took the British novel in a new direction
and emerged as not only the last Victorian
novelist but the first modern one.
448 pp. 978-0-14-143978-5 $9.00
20 b/w illustrations 2 maps
A Pair of Blue Eyes
Edited with an Introduction and Notes by
Pamela Dalziel
Clearly based on Hardy’s relationships
with his family, his fiancée, and his closet
male friend, this story of a classic love
triangle between Elfride Swancourt,
Stephen Smith, and Henry Knight
explores how lovers fall victim, in different
ways, to society’s assumptions about class
and gender.
448 pp. 978-0-14-043529-0 $13.00
The Pursuit of the Well-Beloved and
The Well-Beloved
Edited with an Introduction by
Patricia Ingham
Containing the 1892 serial version and
the version that appeared in book form in
1897, this volume not only brings one of
Hardy’s lesser-known works to the public
but also sheds light on Hardy’s tendency
to interweave either/or variations in his
plots and fashion a “series of screenings,”
as he himself described in Jude the
Obscure.
416 pp. 978-0-14-043519-1 $13.00
3 maps
The Return of the Native
Edited with Notes by Tony Slade and an
Introduction by Penny Boumelha
One of Hardy’s classic statements about
modern love, courtship, and marriage,
The Return of the Native explores the
impersonal forces and eternal verities that
control the lives of Eustacia Vye and Clym
Yeobright, the returning “native.”
496 pp. 978-0-14-043518-4 $9.00
2 b/w illustrations 2 maps
Selected Poems
Edited with an Introduction and Notes by
Robert Mezey
This generous selection of nearly two
hundred poems will help readers
recognize Hardy as one of the greatest
poets of the twentieth century.
192 pp. 978-0-14-043699-0 $12.00
“Hardy is among the greatest poets, and
this authoritative selection represents him
wonderfully.” —j o h n hollander
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