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The Pursuit of the Well-Beloved and the Well-Be...
Hardy's two versions of a strange story set in the weird landscape of Portland. The central figure is a man obsessed both with the search for his ideal woman and with sculpting the perfect figure of Aphrodite.
The Well-Beloved with the Pursuit of the Well-B...
The Well-Beloved with the Pursuit of the Well-B...
Introduction and Notes by Jane Thomas, University of Hull. The Well-Beloved completes the cycle of Hardy's great novels, reiterating his favourite themes of man's eternal quest for perfection in both love and art, and the suffering that ensues. Jocelyn Pierston, celebrated sculptor,...
The Well-Beloved
As the last of Hardy's novels to be published, The Well-Beloved has generated great scholarly interest recently. Partly autobiographical, it tells the story of the sculptor Jocelyn Pierston, whose search for the ideal woman in both Portland and London leads him into courtships...
The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament
Jocelyn Pierston, a successful sculptor, is helpless in the face of 'the well-beloved' the manifestation of perfect womanhood that seems to move like a will-o'-the-wisp from one acquaintance to the next. It shapes his whole life. Where his artistry involves permanence - cold...
Penguin Classics Well Beloved
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La bien amada, bosquejo de un temperamento [Spanish]
Jocelyn Pierston pertenece a una de las familias m s importantes de Horada, una isla dedicada a la explotaci n de sus canteras. Sin embargo, desea dedicarse al arte y aspira a ser uno de los genios m s reputados de Inglaterra. Rom ntico empedernido, cree estar bajo los efectos...
The Well-beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament (Ne...
The Well-Beloved
The Well-Beloved completes the cycle of Hardy's great novels, reiterating his favourite themes of man's eternal quest for perfection in both love and art, and the suffering that ensues. Jocelyn Pierston, celebrated sculptor, tries to create an image of his ideal woman - his imaginary...
The Well-Beloved: Original Text
The Well-Beloved completes the cycle of Hardy's great novels, reiterating his favourite themes of man's eternal quest for perfection in both love and art, and the suffering that ensues. Jocelyn Pierston, celebrated sculptor, tries to create an image of his ideal woman - his imaginary...
The Well-Beloved
The Well Beloved
Jocelyn Pierston belongs to one of the most important families on Horada, an island dedicated to the exploitation of its quarries. However, he wishes to dedicate himself to art and aspires to be one of the most reputable geniuses in England. An inveterate romantic, he believes...
The well-beloved : a sketch of temperament
The Well-Beloved
Well Beloved (The New Wessex Thomas Hardy)
The Well-Beloved: Large Print
The Well-Beloved completes the cycle of Hardy's great novels, reiterating his favourite themes of man's eternal quest for perfection in both love and art, and the suffering that ensues. Jocelyn Pierston, celebrated sculptor, tries to create an image of his ideal woman - his imaginary...
The Well-Beloved
The Well-Beloved completes the cycle of Hardy's great novels, reiterating his favourite themes of man's eternal quest for perfection in both love and art, and the suffering that ensues. Jocelyn Pierston, celebrated sculptor, tries to create an image of his ideal woman - his imaginary...
The Well-Beloved: Large Print
The Well-Beloved completes the cycle of Hardy's great novels, reiterating his favourite themes of man's eternal quest for perfection in both love and art, and the suffering that ensues. Jocelyn Pierston, celebrated sculptor, tries to create an image of his ideal woman - his imaginary...
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