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Tess of the D’Urbervilles

Tue, 26 May 2026 18:07:27 +0000

One of Thomas Hardy’s most powerful and controversial novels, this tragic story follows Tess Durbeyfield, a young woman from a poor rural family who discovers a supposed connection to an aristocratic lineage. Her attempts to improve her family’s fortunes set in motion a chain of events that expose her to exploitation, moral judgment, and profound hardship. Through Tess’s fate, Hardy explores themes of social class, sexual double standards, fate, injustice, and the tension between individual desire and rigid Victorian morality. Rich in evocative descriptions of the English countryside and marked by deep psychological insight, the novel remains a moving critique of social hypocrisy and a timeless portrait of resilience and suffering.

The Well-beloved

Tue, 26 May 2026 18:07:22 +0000

A late novel by Thomas Hardy, this work explores the nature of idealized love and the passage of time. Set largely on the Isle of Portland, it follows Jocelyn Pierston, a sculptor who becomes convinced that his vision of the perfect woman is incarnated successively in three generations of the same family. As he pursues this elusive ideal, Hardy examines obsession, romantic illusion, aging, and the tension between art and life. Written after Hardy had turned increasingly toward poetry, the novel reflects his characteristic psychological insight and tragic sensibility. It will appeal to readers interested in complex emotional studies and the darker undercurrents of Victorian love stories.

The Return of the Native

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:56:18 +0000

Set on the brooding expanse of Egdon Heath, this novel tells the tragic story of Eustacia Vye, a passionate young woman who longs to escape the constraints of rural life, and Clym Yeobright, who returns from Paris with idealistic ambitions that clash with her desires. As their marriage falters, the lives of those around them become entangled in disappointment, misunderstanding, and fate. Thomas Hardy, one of the great Victorian novelists, is known for his vivid sense of place and his exploration of individuals at odds with society and circumstance. Rich in atmosphere and psychological insight, this is a powerful study of ambition, love, and the often-unforgiving forces of nature and community.

Neslavni Jude

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:53:10 +0000

S engleskog preveo Berislav Grgić. Likovno opremio : Fedor Vaić.

Daleko od bjesomučne gomile

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:01:21 +0000

Preveli Ivan Slamnig i Nada i Antun Šoljan. Ovitak Zdravko Baretić.

The Return of the Native

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:13:18 +0000

The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy is a tragic novel set on the brooding Egdon Heath in rural Wessex, where the wild landscape shapes the destinies of its characters. The story revolves around Eustacia Vye, a passionate and ambitious woman trapped in isolation, who yearns for escape from the heath’s stifling rural life. Central to the plot is Clym Yeobright, the native who returns from Paris to pursue idealistic reforms, only to become entangled in a love quadrangle with Eustacia, his cousin Thomasin, and the opportunistic Damon Wildeve. As desires clash with societal constraints, family rifts widen, and fatal misunderstandings unfold amid stormy moors, culminating in drownings and remorse. Through vivid natural imagery, Hardy probes timeless themes of fate versus free will, unfulfilled ambition, and the clash between human passion and an indifferent environment.

Jude the Obscure

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:13:07 +0000

Jude the Obscure is Thomas Hardy’s final and most controversial novel, published in 1895, which traces the tragic downfall of Jude Fawley, a working-class stonemason in rural Wessex who nurtures scholarly ambitions to study at the fictional Christminster University, modeled after Oxford. Seduced into a hasty marriage with the sensual Arabella Donn, who fakes a pregnancy, Jude’s dreams unravel further when he falls deeply in love with his freethinking cousin Sue Bridehead, an independent schoolteacher trapped in her own unhappy marriage to Jude’s former mentor, Phillotson. As their illicit relationship defies Victorian conventions on marriage, class, and religion—leading to social ostracism, children born out of wedlock, and a devastating child murder-suicide by their despondent stepson Little Father Time—the novel culminates in profound personal ruin, exposing the hypocrisies of institutions that crush individual aspirations.

The Collected Poems of Thomas Hardy

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:04:07 +0000

The Collected Poems of Thomas Hardy is a comprehensive anthology from the Wordsworth Poetry Library that gathers nearly 1,000 poems spanning Hardy’s prolific career, from the late 19th century through the early 20th, including works like The Darkling Thrush and During Wind and Rain. Published as an affordable edition of the Victorian novelist-turned-poet’s verse, it captures his pessimistic worldview, marked by themes of time’s relentless passage, human futility, loss, and the indifferent forces of nature, often set against the rural landscapes of his fictional Wessex. Hardy’s stark, unrhymed rhythms and elegiac tone reflect personal griefs—such as his wife’s death—and broader existential despair, making this collection a cornerstone of modern English poetry that elevates his reputation beyond his novels.

Povratak iz tuđine

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:36:24 +0000

„Povratak iz tuđine“ je jedan od najsnažnijih romana Tomasa Hardija, koga je Virdžinija Vulf smatrala najvećim piscem tragedija među svim engleskim romanopiscima. Iz tuđine se u zavičajni jalov pejzaž vraća Klim Jobrajt, i to iz kosmopolitskog Pariza. Frivolna raskoš velelepne prestonice samo ga je uverila da se prave vrednosti nalaze u moralnim načelima i duhovnim stremljenjima, a ne u materijalnom blagu, stoga sebe vidi kao posvećenog učitelja u rodnoj egdonskoj pustari. Glas o njegovom uspehu, obrazovanju i naočitosti brzo se širi, ali njegov dolazak će pokrenuti lavinu tragičnih događaja. On, njegova rođaka Tomazina, njen verenik Dejmon Vajldiv i svojeglava Justejša Vaj protagonisti su priče o nesuđenoj ljubavi, strasti, otuđenosti i melanholiji. Tomas Hardi u ovom romanu briljantno istražuje jednu od svojih ključnih tema: đavolsku ulogu slučajnosti u određivanju toka života. Čovekova potreba da postane „neko“ uznemirujuće je težak zadatak kome streme svi junaci u ovom romanu. Ostvariti uspeh je gotovo društvena obaveza, a takav izbor može izazvati niz negativnih posledica. Upravo je zbog te teme ovaj roman izuzetno moderan i prijemčiv za savremenog čitaoca. Pogrešni izbori, stremljenja i intrige izazvaće dramatične obrte u sudbinama junaka, i samo će žar individualne vrline održati nadu da su plemeniti ciljevi ostvarljivi.

Tess of the d Urbervilles

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:27:25 +0000

A novel of hypocrisy and double standards. It tells of Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of a poor and dissipated villager, who learns that she may be descended from the ancient family of d’Urbeville. In her search for respectability her fortunes fluctuate wildly, and the story assumes the proportions of a Greek tragedy. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear Introduction and Notes by Michael Irwin, Professor of English Literature, University of Kent at Canterbury. Set in Hardy’s Wessex, Tess is a moving novel of hypocrisy and double standards. Its challenging sub-title, A Pure Woman, infuriated critics when the book was first published in 1891, and it was condemned as immoral and pessimistic.