Hardy's last novel is the story of a young working man destroyed by the
partial fulfilment of his dreams. He is torn between his desires for the life
of the body and the life of the mind, as represented by two women - the vulgar
but lustrous Arabella and the refined and frigid Sue.
Hardy's last novel is the story of a young working man destroyed by the
partial fulfilment of his dreams. He is torn between his desires for the life
of the body and the life of the mind, as represented by two women - the vulgar
but lustrous Arabella and the refined and frigid Sue.