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Or the Castle of the De Stancys
Thomas Hardy
John Schad
ISBN: 9780140435061
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Edition: New edition
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The daughter of a wealthy railway magnate, Paula Power inherits De Stancy Castle, an ancient castle in need of modernization. She commissions George Somerset, a young architect, to undertake the work. Somerset falls in love with Paula but she, the Laodicean of the title, is torn between his admiration and that of Captain De Stancy.
The daughter of a wealthy railway magnate, Paula Power inherits De Stancy Castle, an ancient castle in need of modernization. She commissions George Somerset, a young architect, to undertake the work. Somerset falls in love with Paula but she, the Laodicean of the title, is torn between his admiration and that of Captain De Stancy, whose old-world romanticism contrasts with Somerset's forward-looking attitude. Paula's vacillation, however, is not only romantic. Her ambiguity regarding religion, politics and social progress is a reflection of the author's own. This new Penguin Classics edition of Hardy's text contains an introduction and notes that illuminate and clarify these themes, and draws parallels between the text and the author's life and views.
| ISBN | 0140435069 | | Pages | 480 | | ISBN13 | 9780140435061
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 330 | | Imprint | Penguin Classics | | Published in | London | | Format | Paperback | | Series editor | Ingham, Patricia | | Publication date | 31 Jul 1997 | | Series title | Penguin Classics S. | | Writer of introduction | John Schad | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Writer of preface | Patricia Ingham | | Width (mm) | 129 | | Library of Congress | 98171505 | | Spine width (mm) | 21 | | DEWEY | 823.8 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | |
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