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"The Three Strangers" is a combination of suspense, the comic, and thoughts about injustice. It's set in southwestern England in Hardy's fictional Wessex at a party at a shepherd's cottage. It's quite a surprise when three unusual strangers knock on the door during the evening.
We're reading this and other short stories at the "Works of Thomas Hardy" group this summer. ...more
We're reading this and other short stories at the "Works of Thomas Hardy" group this summer. ...more
I saw this story in a list of the best short stories in English and, frankly, I was skeptical, because who isn't skeptical about such lists, right? But indeed, it is very good. It's very atmospheric in the beginning (hard wind, merciless rain - all the nice things one wants to read about in the middle of a heat wave), then comical, then mysterious, and with an ending (view spoiler).
So I do recommend it.
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So I do recommend it.
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An interesting and atmospheric story of perceptions and consequences.
The setting is isolated, lonely and, on this night, stormy. The people of the hills are gathered at Shepherd Fennel's home to celebrate the christening of his new daughter. Three strangers arrive, one at a time, seeking shelter from the storm.
What occurs then is a matter of perception and belief. Will justice prevail? What is justice? How sensitive is Society to need?
A well told story. ...more
The setting is isolated, lonely and, on this night, stormy. The people of the hills are gathered at Shepherd Fennel's home to celebrate the christening of his new daughter. Three strangers arrive, one at a time, seeking shelter from the storm.
What occurs then is a matter of perception and belief. Will justice prevail? What is justice? How sensitive is Society to need?
A well told story. ...more
Excellent short story, by one of the greatest authors in the English language. Highly recommend.
Oct 25, 2021
Sara
marked it as to-read
Jul 02, 2023
Vicky
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