{"product_id":"romances-fantasies-by-thomas-hardy-3v-folio-society-797","title":"Romances \u0026 Fantasies by Thomas Hardy (3v.)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRomances \u0026amp; Fantasies by Thomas Hardy (3v.) Introductions by James Gibson, wood engravings by Peter Reddick. Full red series binding decorated in dark red, map endleaves. Dark red three-volume slipcase. 22.7 x 14.7 cm 1. A Pair of Blue Eyes. Dark red cloth. Twelve wood-engravings, 378 pp. 2. The Well-beloved. Pale red-brown cloth. Eleven wood-engravings. 242 pp. 3. Two on a Tower. Red cloth. Fifteen wood engravings. 276 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis three-volume collection brings together works by Thomas Hardy that emphasise romance, imagination and the more unusual possibilities of human relationships. Although Hardy is often associated with tragic realism, these novels demonstrate the considerable variety within his fiction. Set largely within Hardy's fictional Wessex, the stories combine love, coincidence, social ambition and unexpected changes of fortune against richly described rural settings. Together they reveal Hardy's fascination with the influence of circumstance upon individual lives while presenting a somewhat different side of the author from his darker and more famous tragedies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Folio Vault","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":55216457384275,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":55421140107603,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1085\/2951\/6883\/files\/797.jpg?v=1792531692","url":"https:\/\/thefoliovault.com\/products\/romances-fantasies-by-thomas-hardy-3v-folio-society-797","provider":"Folio Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}