在线阅读本书 The heather covered English countryside is the setting for Thomas Hardy's classic moving novel of conflicting aspirations and tragic destiny. Clym Yeobright returns from Paris to the village of his birth, with the plan to improve the lives of the men and women of Egdon Heath. But his plans are upset when he falls in love with a passionate, discontented girl who longs to escape from the rural town. Their stormy relationship explodes in a violent tragedy which changes the young man's life forever.
在线阅读本书 The heather covered English countryside is the setting for Thomas Hardy's classic moving novel of conflicting aspirations and tragic destiny. Clym Yeobright returns from Paris to the village of his birth, with the plan to improve the lives of the men and women of Egdon Heath. But his plans are upset when he falls in love with a passionate, discontented girl who longs to escape from the rural town. Their stormy relationship explodes in a violent tragedy which changes the young man's life forever.
Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), the author of
Under the Greenwood Tree,
Far from the Madding Crowd,
The Woodlanders, and many other novels, was also an accomplished poet. Many of his works, including his poetry, are available from Penguin Classics.
Tony Slade was for many years Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Adelaide, Australia.
Penny Boumelha is Jury Chair of English Language and Literature at the University of Adelaide.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.