{"product_id":"9781853262937","title":"The Woodlanders","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Hardy, Thomas, Mallett, Phillip (Senior Lecturer in English, University of St Andrews), Carabine, Dr\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 23 October 1995 by Wordsworth Editions Ltd in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Wordsworth Classics' series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 129 x 18 | 222g\u003cp\u003eWith an Introduction and Notes by Phillip Mallett, Senior Lecturer in English, University of St Andrews.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEducated beyond her station, Grace Melbury returns to the woodland village of little Hintock and cannot marry her intended, Giles Winterborne. Her alternative choice proves disastrous, and in a moving tale that has vibrant characters, many humorous moments and genuine pathos coupled with tragic irony, Hardy eschews a happy ending.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith characteristic derision, he exposes the cruel indifference of the archaic legal system off his day, and shows the tragic consequences of untimely adherence to futile social and religious proprieties\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hardy, Thomas, Mallett, Phillip (Senior Lecturer in English, University of St Andrews), Carabine, Dr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42465877622968,"sku":"9781853262937","price":3.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781853262937.jpg?v=1734728057","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781853262937","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}