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Exploring themes of ambition and melancholy, this collection features two stories about hangmen, reflecting on local traditions surrounding executions. The author shares personal anecdotes from childhood, including interactions with a man whose failed ambition led to deep sorrow, and a woman who sought a bizarre cure involving a convict's corpse. The narrative also addresses the fluidity of memory, urging readers to reconsider the origins of stories. The collection includes six compelling tales, each delving into human experience and societal norms.
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Wessex Tales, Thomas Hardy
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2021
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- Titolo
- Wessex Tales
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Thomas Hardy
- Editore
- Maven Books
- Pubblicato
- 2021
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 238
- ISBN13
- 9789387867024
- Serie
- Tag
- Narrativa, Tema stórico, Classici, Racconti, Letteratura britannica, XIX Secolo, Epoca Vittoriana
- Valutazione
- 3,8 su 5
- Descrizione
- Exploring themes of ambition and melancholy, this collection features two stories about hangmen, reflecting on local traditions surrounding executions. The author shares personal anecdotes from childhood, including interactions with a man whose failed ambition led to deep sorrow, and a woman who sought a bizarre cure involving a convict's corpse. The narrative also addresses the fluidity of memory, urging readers to reconsider the origins of stories. The collection includes six compelling tales, each delving into human experience and societal norms.