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Classic Love Stories

The Woodlanders

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The Woodlanders is a classic romance novel by Thomas Hardy. It deals with social classes, forests and forestry and arranged marriage.

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About The Woodlanders

"The Woodlanders" by Thomas Hardy is a novel serialized from 1886 to 1887 and published in 1887. Set in the secluded woodland village of Little Hintock, it follows Giles Winterborne's attempts to marry his childhood sweetheart, Grace Melbury. When her ambitious father pushes her toward a handsome, well-born doctor instead, a web of misguided marriages, infidelities, and unrequited love unfolds. Hardy explores themes of social mobility, betrayed affections, and the consequences of forsaking true love for perceived advantage in this atmospheric Wessex tale.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Subjects

  • Psychological fiction
  • Love stories
  • Triangles, Interpersonal relations
  • Pastoral fiction
  • Social classes
  • Forests and forestry
  • Arranged marriage
  • Dorset, England

Quick answers

Who wrote The Woodlanders?

The Woodlanders was written by Thomas Hardy.

What genre is The Woodlanders?

It is usually shelved as Classic Love Stories.

Is The Woodlanders free to read?

Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

Is there a free audiobook of The Woodlanders?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 14 h 53 min.

What books are similar to The Woodlanders?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Bride of Lammermoor, The Silent Songbird and The Devil Who Tamed Her.

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