This fully updated 9th edition places social, economic and political forces of change alongside psychology's internal theoretical and empirical arguments. It utilises a critical lens to illuminate the way in…

"Examines the recent resurgence of folk horror and argues that Thomas Hardy is one of its progenitors by analysing his prose (in particular his rarely examined short fiction) and its…

"The Hand of Ethelberta" by Thomas Hardy is a captivating Victorian romance novel that delves into the complexities of social class, ambition, and marriage in 19th-century London society. Hardy's skillful…

The Return of the Native delves into themes of human desire, the clash between tradition and change, and the inexorable influence of nature.

In Jude the Obscure, Thomas Hardy weaves a complex narrative around Jude Fawley's aspirations and struggles. From his humble beginnings with dreams of academia to a tumultuous personal life marked…

Jude the Obscure follows Jude Fawley's relentless pursuit of knowledge and love against the backdrop of societal constraints and personal turmoil. Thomas Hardy's poignant narrative explores the complexities of ambition…

This is the story of a young country workman obsessed by his ambition to become an Oxford student, interwoven with his fraught relationships with two women.

An invaluable resource for students of nineteenth-century writing and of Hardy in particular, this edition presents a text which closely reflects Hardy's original intentions. All his revisions are clearly shown…