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Author:	Thomas Hardy
Subcategory:	Short Stories & Anthologies
Language:	English
Publisher:	IndyPublish (May 9, 2002)
Pages:	244 pages
Category:	Fiction and Literature
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Life's Little Ironies book. The phrase & little ironies' is now proverbial, but it was coined by Hardy as the title for this, his third volume of short stories

Life's Little Ironies book. The phrase & little ironies' is now proverbial, but it was coined by Hardy as the title for this, his third volume of short stories. While the tales and sketches reflect many of the strengths and themes of the great novels, they are powerful works in their own right. Unified by his quintessential irony, strong visual sense, and engaging characters, they deal with the The phrase & little ironies' is now proverbial, but it was coined by Hardy as the title for this, his third volume of short stories.

Thomas Hardy, (born June 2, 1840, Higher Bockhampton, Dorset, England-died January 11, 1928, Dorchester, Dorset), English novelist and poet who set much of his work in Wessex, his name for the counties of southwestern England. Hardy was the eldest of the four children of Thomas Hardy, a stonemason and jobbing builder, and his wife, Jemima (née Hand)

Thomas Hardy Life's Little Ironies.

Thomas Hardy Life's Little Ironies. In a remote nook in North Wessex, forty miles from London, near the thriving county-town of Aldbrickham, there stood a pretty village with its church and parsonage, which she knew well enough, but her son had never seen. It was her native village, Gaymead, and the first event bearing upon her present situation had occurred at that place when she was only a girl of nineteen.

Life's Little Ironies. автор: Томас Харди (Thomas Hardy). The Project Gutenberg eBook, Life's Little Ironies, by Thomas Hardy. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever

Life's Little Ironies. Читать на английском и переводить текст. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at ww. utenberg. Title: Life's Little Ironies A set of tales with some colloquial sketches entitled A Few Crusted Characters. Author: Thomas Hardy. Release Date: May 18, 2007. Character set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII).

The proverbial phrase‘life’s little ironies’ was coined by Hardy for his third volume of short stories

The proverbial phrase‘life’s little ironies’ was coined by Hardy for his third volume of short stories. These tales and sketches possess all the power of his novels: the wealth of description, the realistic portrayal of the quaint lore of Wessex, the ‘Chaucerian’ humour and characterisation, the shrewd and critical psychology, the poignant estimate of human nature and the brooding sense of wonder at the essential mystery of life.

Lifes Little Ironies By Thomas Hardy Excerpt from the opening chapter: "To the eyes of a man viewing it from behind, the nut-brown hair was a wonder and a mystery.

Lifes Little Ironies By Thomas Hardy Excerpt from the opening chapter: "To the eyes of a man viewing it from behind, the nut-brown hair was a wonder and a mystery

Book from Project Gutenberg: Life's Little Ironies. A set of tales with some colloquial sketches entitled A Few Crusted Characters

Book from Project Gutenberg: Life's Little Ironies. A set of tales with some colloquial sketches entitled A Few Crusted Characters. The son's veto - For conscience' sake - A tragedy of two ambitions - On the western circuit - To please his wife - The melancholy hussar of the German legion - The fiddler of the reels - A tradition of 1804 - A few crusted characters.

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The phrase 'life's little ironies' is now proverbial, but it was coined by Hardy as the title for this, his third volume of short stories.

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Prince Persie

Somewhat lighter reading than the heavy-hitters in Hardy's marvelous repertoire.
A very interesting collection of shorter tales, filled with observations on human nature and the characters' tendencies to come up short when attempting to control life and its challenges.
Most enjoyable are the tales told by a group of travelers, in something of a Chaucerian format and spirit. The characters and their yarns are filled with local color and interesting personalities.

Kupidon

I was not aware of Thomas Hardy's short stories - this is a delightful book

fr0mTheSkY

Interesting anecdotes When I read Thomas Hardy again (He was my favorite in my younger days) I enjoy the use of words ....words that we don't use these days and what a shame we don't.

Bralore

Interesting little vignettes, well told and visually inspired. An ingenious way for Hardy to weave his tales and hold the interest of the reader.

Akinonris

Interesting little tales shine some light on Hardy's artistry, and they give us insights into Victorian small-town life. Some of them could have been expanded into novels..

Ballagar

What wonderful language! What wonderful characters! If you're looking for happy endings, don't look here. Tragedy, suicide, and deceivement abound in these short stories. (My 1965 hard-cover copy also includes A FEW CRUSTED CHARACTERS.) But if you appreciate remarkable writing that will take your breath away, this is it! Comparable to Hardy's THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE.

Samugor

Many people consider Thomas Hardy to be a great novelist and poet; but he is equally a great story writer. These are 19th Century stories; so they do not start in the middle and expect the reader to infer what the author leaves out; they are are not pared to the bone. They start at the beginning, describing vividly the setting of the place and the history of the leading characters, and build up to a proper conclusion. Without trying to derogate 20th Century writers like Hemmingway, these stories are all the better for it. They could have been easily extended to fully blown novels. They have all the touches that one expects from Hardy: vivid decription of Wessex, tragedy untouched by sentimentality; a solid style with touches of literary genius; and a perceptive understanding of the relationship between men and women, people and their environment, and a keen understanding of rustic life just before it was swept away by the arrival of the radio, the telephone, the motor vehicle, electricity and other aspects of modernity. If you love Jude or Tess, read this book. As soon as I had finished it, I hunted down his other short story collections, Wessex Tales, etc., which are just as good.

As a great admirer of "Jude the Obscure" and "Tess of the D'Ubervilles," I was intrigued when I saw this collection of some of Hardy's shorter works, and was not disapointed. The common theme running through these sketches is Hardy's dissatisfaction with the institution of marriage. Written in Hardy's impeccable style, these stories are short and biting looks at the circumstances that surround and influence marriage. You'll find few happy endings among these tales, but they are an enjoyable read. It's always a pleasure to immerse oneself in Hardy's world and language, and the twisted little plots Hardy creates show a side of his genius I had not previously realized.
These stories are not as profound as some of Hardy's other works, and, by necessity, the characters are not as well developed. However, I would still recommend this book. For a fan of Tess or Jude, it's a fascinating look into the mind of Hardy at the time he was writing these novels. And for someone who's never read any Hardy, they are an easy and enjoyable introduction to a wonderful author.

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