Title: The Woodlanders
First published: 1887
Description: When country-girl Grace Melbury returns home from her middle-class school she feels she has risen above her suitor, the simple woodsman Giles Winterborne. Though marriage had been discussed between her and Giles, Grace finds herself captivated by Dr Edred Fitzpiers, a sophisticated newcomer to the area - a relationship that is encouraged by her socially ambitious father. Hardy's novel of betrayal, disillusionment and moral compromise depicts a secluded community coming to terms with the disastrous impact of outside influences. And in his portrayal of Giles Winterborne, Hardy shows a man who responds deeply to the forces of the natural world, thought they ultimately betray him.
Subjects: Fiction, Forests and forestry, Arranged marriage, Triangles (Interpersonal relations), Social classes, Social life and customs, Classic Literature, Drama, Historical Fiction, Romance, Fiction in English, England, fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Wessex (england), fiction, Fiction, psychological, Fiction, romance, general, Manners and customs, Marriage, fiction, Children's fiction, Great britain, fiction, English literature, Psychological fiction, Love stories, Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction, Pastoral fiction, Social classes -- Fiction, Forests and forestry -- Fiction, Arranged marriage -- Fiction, Dorset (England) -- Fiction, Fiction, general, Man-woman relationships
Places: Dorset (England)