WESSEX TALES: STRANGE, LIVELY, AND COMMONPLACE
Written by Thomas Hardy, Robert Gittings
Illustrated by Peter Reddick
Published by Folio Society
in 1987
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WESSEX TALES: STRANGE, LIVELY, AND COMMONPLACE
Written by Thomas Hardy, Robert Gittings.
Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830356
1st thus.
1987.
Hardback.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Introduction by Robert Gittings. Blue cloth, corn dolly motif to front cover. B/w wood engravings. Top edge blue. xiii and 199 pages. Couple of scuffs to title block to spine else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with some minor scuffing.
Front cover
Contents
- Introduction
- THE THREE STRANGERS
- THE WITHERED ARM
- I A LORN MILKMAID
- II THE YOUNG WIFE
- III A VISION
- IV A SUGGESTION
- V CONJUROR TRENDLE
- VI A SECOND ATTEMPT
- VII A RIDE
- VIII A WATER-SIDE HERMIT
- IX A RENCOUNTER
- FELLOW-TOWNSMEN
- INTERLOPERS AT THE KNAP
- THE DISTRACTED PREACHER
- I HOW HIS COLD WAS CURED
- II HOW HE SAW TOW OTHER MEN
- III THE MYSTERIOUS GREATCOAT
- IV AT THE TIME OF THE NEW MOON
- V HOW THEY WENT TO LULSTEAD COVE
- VI THE GREAT SEARCH AT NETHER MOYNTON
- VII THE WALK TO WARM'ELL CROSS AND AFTERWARDS