A Laodicean: Or the Castle of the De Stancys (Penguin Classics) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

A Laodicean: Or the Castle of the De Stancys (Penguin Classics) Book

The daughter of a wealthy railway magnate, Paula Power inherits De Stancy Castle, an ancient castle in need of modernization. She commissions George Somerset, a young architect, to undertake the work. Somerset falls in love with Paula but she, the Laodicean of the title, is torn between his admiration and that of Captain De Stancy, whose old-world romanticism contrasts with Somerset's forward-looking attitude. Paula's vacillation, however, is not only romantic. Her ambiguity regarding religion, politics and social progress is a reflection of the author's own. This new Penguin Classics edition of Hardy's text contains an introduction and notes that illuminate and clarify these themes, and draws parallels between the text and the author's life and views.Read More

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  • Penguin

    A Laodicean draws deeply on Hardy's personal experience: his early life as an architect, his frustration in love and his ambivalence about theology and the modern age. The daughter of a wealthy railway magnate, Paula Power inherits De Stancy Castle, an ancient castle in need of modernization.

  • Blackwell

    Using the restoration of a castle as a framework, classic novelist Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) considers the ancient analogy between architecture and philosophy. Laodicean is a term for early Christians lukewarm in their beliefs. Hardy's character...

  • Pickabook

    Thomas Hardy, John Schad (Editor), Patricia Ingham

  • 0140435069
  • 9780140435061
  • Thomas Hardy
  • 24 November 2005
  • Penguin Classics
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 480
  • New Ed
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