The Novels of Thomas Hardy as a Product of Nineteenth Century Social, Economic, and Cultural Change |
Contents
Possibilities and Restrictions of a Fictional Concept | 13 |
Economic Change as Represented in the Novels | 35 |
Social Change as Represented in the Novels | 77 |
Cultural Change as Represented in the Novels | 123 |
Hardy His Publishers Editors | 159 |
The Development of | 217 |
Conclusion | 255 |
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