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This was Thomas Hardy's last novel, mostly because he was so upset by all the controversy surrounding it, that he vowed never to write again. And by controversy, of course, I mean things that are completely commonplace and accepted in today's world. Not that that makes them right, of course. :) I didn't like this quite as much as Tess of the d'Urbervilles, but still, definitely worth a read for any fan of English literature.
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Great writing!
The far-reaching effects of social mores...
I find it interesting to note that this novel was published in the same year that Freud's (and Breuer's) early major work, "Studies on Hysteria," was published.
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The far-reaching effects of social mores...
I find it interesting to note that this novel was published in the same year that Freud's (and Breuer's) early major work, "Studies on Hysteria," was published.
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