Book description
The Melancholy Hussar/ A Tragedy of Two Ambitions/ The First Countess
of Wessex/ Barbara of the House of Grebe/ For Conscience' Sake/ The
Son's Veto/ On the Western Circuit/ An Imaginative Woman/ A Changed
Man/ Enter a Dragoon
The 11 short storiesin this collection range from those with the
Wessex setting familiar from Hardy's novels, to aristocratic
historical fantasies set in the 17th and 18th centuries, and tragic or
ironic contemporary dramas. Enormously readable in their own right,
thestories can also be seen as a rich testing ground for ideas and
themes that receive more sustained treatment in Hardy's most
innovative and controversial novels.
As well as short stories, Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) wrote poetry,
drama & novels, including Tess of the D'Urbervilles & Jude the
Obscure. Keith Wilson is Professor & Chair of English at the
University of Ottawa & Honorary Vice President of the ThomasHardy
Association. Kristin Brady taught English at the University of Western
Ontario, Canada.
