A LAODICEAN: A STORY OF TO-DAY (THE NEW WESSEX EDITION)
Written by Thomas Hardy, Barbara Hardy, Ernest Hardy
Published by Macmillan London Limited
in 1976
ISBN: 0333177657
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A LAODICEAN: A STORY OF TO-DAY (THE NEW WESSEX EDITION)
Written by Thomas Hardy, Barbara Hardy, Ernest Hardy.
Stock no. 1831231
1981.
Hardback.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A novel. Paula Power inherits a medieval castle from her industrialist father who had purchased it from the aristocratic De Stancy family. She employs two architects, one local and one, George Somerset, newly qualified from London... Introduction by Barbara Hardy, notes by Ernest Hardy. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine and circular TH logo to front. 429 pages. Top edge green. ISBN: 0333177657. Green dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at edges, lightly browned to spine, minor mark to rear panel. A lovely copy.
Front cover
Contents
- BIOGRAPHY
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- INTRODUCTION BY BARBARA HARDY
- MAP OF HARDY'S WESSEX
- PREFACE BY THOMAS HARDY
- Book the First. George Somerset
- Book the Second. Dare and Havill
- Book the Third. De Stancy
- Book the Fourth. Somerset, Dare and de Stancy
- Book the Fifth. De Stancy and Paula
- Book the Sixth. Paula
- NOTES
- NOTE ON THE TEXT
- HARDY'S GENERAL PREFACE TO THE WESSEX EDITION OF 1912
- GLOSSARY OF PLACE-NAMES