{"product_id":"short-stories-by-thomas-hardy-3v-folio-society-882","title":"Short Stories by Thomas Hardy (3v.)","description":"\u003cp\u003eShort Stories by Thomas Hardy (3v.) Introductions by Gilbert Phelps, wood engravings by Peter Reddick. Full blue series binding decorated in dark blue, map endleaves. Dark blue three-volume slipcase with the Folio Society device in gold. 22.7 x 14.9 cm. 1. A Changed Man. Eight wood engravings, 326 pp. 2. Life's Little Ironies. Six wood engravings. 240 pp. 3. A Group of Noble Dames. Eight wood engravings. 192 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis three-volume collection brings together short fiction by Thomas Hardy, set largely in the fictional region of Wessex that provides the background to his novels. The stories range from romance and rural comedy to tragedy, coincidence and the supernatural. Hardy's interest in fate, social convention and the unpredictable consequences of human choices appears throughout, accompanied by his vivid evocation of the changing communities and landscapes of nineteenth-century rural England.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Folio Vault","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":55216469475667,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":55421143941459,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1085\/2951\/6883\/files\/882.jpg?v=1792531691","url":"https:\/\/thefoliovault.com\/products\/short-stories-by-thomas-hardy-3v-folio-society-882","provider":"Folio Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}