The Hardy, Thomas 1840-1928 creator text utu 1996 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Woodlanders" by Thomas Hardy is a novel serialized from 1886 to 1887 and published in 1887. Set in the secluded woodland village of Little Hintock, it follows Giles Winterborne's attempts to marry his childhood sweetheart, Grace Melbury. When her ambitious father pushes her toward a handsome, well-born doctor instead, a web of misguided marriages, infidelities, and unrequited love unfolds. Hardy explores themes of social mobility, betrayed affections, and the consequences of forsaking true love for perceived advantage in this atmospheric Wessex tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woodlanders Release date is 1996-04-01 Original publication data not identified Psychological fiction Love stories Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Pastoral fiction Social classes -- Fiction Forests and forestry -- Fiction Arranged marriage -- Fiction Dorset (England) -- Fiction PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/482 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/482 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133032.0 482