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The Woodlanders Book

When country-girl Grace Melbury returns home from her middle-class school she feels she has risen above her suitor, the simple woodsman Giles Winterborne. Though marriage had been discussed between her and Giles, Grace finds herself captivated by Dr. Edred Fitzpiers, a sophisticated newcomer to the area - a relationship that is encouraged by her socially ambitious father. Hardy's novel of betrayal, disillusionment and moral compromise depicts a secluded community coming to terms with the disastrous impact of outside influences. And in his portrayal of Giles Winterborne, Hardy shows a man who responds deeply to the forces of the natural world, thought they ultimately betray him.Read More

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  • BookDepository

    The Woodlanders : Paperback : Penguin Books Ltd : 9780140435474 : 0140435476 : 01 Aug 1998 : When country-girl Grace Melbury returns home from her middle-class school she feels she has risen above her suitor, the simple woodsman Giles Winterborne. Though marriage had been discussed between her and Giles, Grace finds herself captivated by Dr Edred Fitzpiers, a relationship that is encouraged by her socially ambitious father.

  • Blackwell

    In this classically simple tale of the disastrous impact of outside life on a secluded community in Dorset, now in a new edition, Hardy narrates the rivalry for the hand of Grace Melbury between a simple and loyal woodlander and an exotic and...

  • Penguin

    'Tis a pity to let such a girl throw herself away upon him - a thousand pities!' When country-girl, Grace Melbury, returns home from her middle-class school, she feels she is now above her suitor, the simple woodsman Giles Winterborne.

  • Pickabook

    Thomas Hardy, Patricia Ingham (Editor), Patricia Ingham

  • 0140435476
  • 9780140435474
  • Hardy, Thomas
  • 31 July 1997
  • Penguin Books Ltd
  • Paperback (Book)
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