The Well Beloved - A Sketch Of A Temperament
By Thomas Hardy
Published by MacMillan & Co Limited: London 1925
"Thomas Hardy OM (2 June 1840 - 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry of William Wordsworth. He was highly critical of much in Victorian society, especially on the declining status of rural people in Britain, such as those from his native South West England."
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The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament
is a novel by Thomas Hardy. It spans forty years, and follows Jocelyn Pierston, a celebrated sculptor who attempts to create in stone the image of his ideal woman, while he tries also to find her in the flesh. It was serialized in 1892, and published as a book in 1897."
Light wear to cover and spine. Small contemporary inscription as shown. Pages clean and bright. Very good condition overall. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.
