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Life's Little Ironies
Life's Little Ironies
Life's Little Ironies
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Life's Little Ironies

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"Life's Little Ironies" is a deftly woven tapestry of tales that showcases Thomas Hardy's keen observation of human nature and the often bitterly amusing contradictions that define our lives. This collection of stories delves into the vagaries of fate, love, and coincidence, revealing the ironic twists that befall his characters—even as they strive for happiness in the harsh rural landscape of Hardy's fictional Wessex. Through narratives that range from tragic to comic, Hardy examines the profound and sometimes cruel ironies that underpin the human condition, offering a deep, though often wry, reflection on life's unpredictability.
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Release dateAug 15, 2014
ISBN9781910343999
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Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy was born in 1840 in Dorchester, Dorset. He enrolled as a student in King’s College, London, but never felt at ease there, seeing himself as socially inferior. This preoccupation with society, particularly the declining rural society, featured heavily in Hardy’s novels, with many of his stories set in the fictional county of Wessex. Since his death in 1928, Hardy has been recognised as a significant poet, influencing The Movement poets in the 1950s and 1960s.

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