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Wessex did not spring full-born from Hardy's imagination when he began to write. The first part of the book reveals in detail how Wessex became what it is, geog

PREFACE An apology is perhaps needed for the neglect of contrast which is shown by presenting two consecutive stories of hangmen in such a small collection as t

In his short stories, Thomas Hardy sought to record the legends, superstitions, local customs and lore of a Wessex that was rapidly passing out of memory. But t