{"product_id":"thomas-hardys-lifes-little-ironies-macmillan-1903","title":"Thomas Hardy's Life's Little Ironies - Macmillan, 1903","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Life's Little Ironies\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Thomas Hardy\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Macmillan\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1903\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age other than some minor signs of wear , tanned pages with age spotting on the endpapers.\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eA blue vintage book by Thomas Hardy. The phrase `life's little ironies' is now proverbial, but it was coined by Hardy as the title for this, his third volume of short stories. While the tales and sketches reflect many of the strengths and themes of the great novels, they are powerful works in their own right. Unified by his quintessential irony, strong visual sense, and engaging characters, they deal with the tragic and the humorous, the metaphysical and the magical. The collection displays the whole range of Hardy's art as a writer of fiction, from fantasy to uncompromising realism, and from the loving re-creation of a vanished rural world to the repressions of fin-de-siecle bourgeois life. A gem among a bounty of stunning vintage books and classic novels on our online used bookstore.","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55849451192699,"sku":"10626357","price":29.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/files\/orig_491108_jpg.jpg?v=1760716969","url":"https:\/\/countryhouselibrary.co.uk\/products\/thomas-hardys-lifes-little-ironies-macmillan-1903","provider":"Country House Library ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}