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The story is set in Victorian England on Egdon Heath, a fictional place in the fictional region of Wessex in southwestern England. It focuses on six individuals--two cousins (Clym Yeobright and Thomasin Yeobright), Mrs. Yeobright (the mother of Clym and the aunt of Thomasin) and those whom Clym and Thomasin might marry (Eustacia Vye, Damon Wildeve and Digory Venn). The question asked is who will marry whom. Will marriage bring happiness? Can one, should one struggle against one’s inner desires,
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Such views of life were to some extent the natural begettings of her situation upon her nature. To dwell on a heath without studying its meanings was like wedding a foreigner without learning his tongue. The subtle beauties of the heath were lost to Eustacia; she only caught its vapours. An environment which would have made a contented woman a poet, a suffering woman a devotee, a pious woman a psalmist, even a giddy woman thoughtful, made a rebellious woman saturnine.
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Such views of life were to some extent the natural begettings of her situation upon her nature. To dwell on a heath without studying its meanings was like wedding a foreigner without learning his tongue. The subtle beauties of the heath were lost to Eustacia; she only caught its vapours. An environment which would have made a contented woman a poet, a suffering woman a devotee, a pious woman a psalmist, even a giddy woman thoughtful, made a rebellious woman saturnine.
To have lost the god ...more
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I am truly obsessed with Hardy. This is my third Hardy book (all read this month, thanks to the joyful experience I had reading Far From the Madding Crowd). This is my least favorite of the three but was still a stunning experience. Hardy writes clever, unique and intriguing passages that make me listen closer. I find myself holding my breath anticipating the next tragic event, or the next moment of love and joy. He takes me on a tour of my emotions and makes me think abou ...more
I am truly obsessed with Hardy. This is my third Hardy book (all read this month, thanks to the joyful experience I had reading Far From the Madding Crowd). This is my least favorite of the three but was still a stunning experience. Hardy writes clever, unique and intriguing passages that make me listen closer. I find myself holding my breath anticipating the next tragic event, or the next moment of love and joy. He takes me on a tour of my emotions and makes me think abou ...more
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