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The Withered Arm - Thomas Hardy

Description: ISBN 0140435328 / Author: Thomas Hardy / Genre: Classic Literature

Newest Review: ... I knew Thomas Hardy was well known for padding his storys out. [Which I later discovered was due to the fact that like ... more

... Charles Dickens his storys were published chapter by chapter in a newspaper. Hardy had to write a lot so that he would get paid!] I then later discovered that Thomas Hardy wrote portraying women as the heroine or the victim in the stories and men the villain. Instantly, being a women decided that everyone needs a little feminist story every once in a while and suprisingly I found the story brilliant. However bizarre the story was it was so unique and original thatyou couldn't help but like it! I would recommend this as it is...more

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The Withered Arm - Thomas Hardy: The whithered Arm (157 words)
by hollysweet2008 - written on 30/09/08 (4 readings)
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This is one of my favourite Thomas Hardy short storys that I studied for my GCSE coursework. I was dubious to read this at first as I knew Thomas Hardy was well known for padding his storys out. [Which I later discovered was due to the fact that like Charles Dickens his storys were published chapter by chapter in a newspaper. Hardy had to write a lot so that he would get paid!] I then later discovered that Thomas Hardy wrote portraying women as the heroine or the victim in the stories and men the villain. Instantly, being a women decided that everyone needs a little feminist story every once in a while and suprisingly I found the story brilliant. However bizarre the ...

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