Donation from parents.

No. 818 on the 1001 books list. Reserved for the 1001-Library.

For Nikel27.

thanks so much for helping me to read more books from the 1001 Library

update:
Good read, thanks for sharing with me.

Love and the erratic heart are at the center of Hardy's "woodland story." Set in the beautiful Blackmoor Vale, The Woodlanders concerns the fortunes of Giles Winterborne, whose love for the well-to-do Grace Melbury is challenged by the arrival of the dashing and dissolute doctor, Edred Fitzpiers. When the mysterious Felice Charmond further complicates the romantic entanglements, marital choice and class mobility become inextricably linked. Hardy's powerful novel depicts individuals in thrall to desire and the natural law that motivates them.
This is the only critical edition of the novel, which was Hardy's own favorite "as a story," that is based on a comprehensive study of the manuscript and incorporates later revisions. The new introduction by Penny Boumelha considers the novel in the context of Hardy's career, the characters' relationships with one another, the role of destiny and individual choice, narrative perspective, and the community. This edition also contains a new and up-to-date bibliography and a new chronology.

About the Author
Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) is one of England's greatest novelists. Most of his work is set in his native Dorset, on the south coast of England.

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Thanks nikel27. :)

Possibly my favourite Hardy yet (although I do tend to think that of each one I read). Trees! All the trees, the barking and making spars and pressing apples for cider ... lovely. And the tragedy of simple country people trying to get on. Marty South, oh boy. Possibly the character I'll remember most from this book, although she's always in the background. I'm sad this book is over.

Sorry, but this book is not available. It's currently being offered in a VBB.
I think the 1001-library is a great idea, but I'm not a member. I'll be passing this book on to another bookcrosser but I never signed up to the 1001-library rules, so it'll be passed along in the normal bookcrossing way.

Releasing so that someone else can read it.