{"product_id":"2940014744898","title":"THOMAS HARDY COMPLETE MAJOR WORKS (Authoritative and Unabridged NOOK Edition) Every Single Major Work by THOMAS HARDY, including TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES, FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD, RETURN OF THE NATIVE, JUDE THE OBSCURE, POEMS and More (300+ Works)!","description":"THOMAS HARDY \u003cbr\u003eCOMPLETE MAJOR WORKS \u003cbr\u003e(Authoritative and Unabridged NOOK Edition) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery Single Major Work by THOMAS HARDY, including TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES, FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD, RETURN OF THE NATIVE, JUDE THE OBSCURE, POEMS and More \u003cbr\u003e(300+ Works)!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEXCERPT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Their heads of luxuriant hair reflected in the sunshine every tone of gold, and black, and brown. Some had beautiful eyes, others a beautiful nose, others a beautiful mouth and figure: few, if any, had all. A difficulty of arranging their lips in this crude exposure to public scrutiny, an inability to balance their heads, and to dissociate self-consciousness from their features, was apparent in them, and showed that they were genuine country girls, unaccustomed to many eyes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd as each and all of them were warmed without by the sun, so each had a private little sun for her soul to bask in; some dream, some affection, some hobby, at least some remote and distant hope which, though perhaps starving to nothing, still lived on, as hopes will. They were all cheerful, and many of them merry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey came round by The Pure Drop Inn, and were turning out of the high road to pass through a wicket-gate into the meadows, when one of the women said—\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The Load-a-Lord! Why, Tess Durbeyfield, if there isn't thy father riding hwome in a carriage!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA young member of the band turned her head at the exclamation. She was a fine and handsome girl—not handsomer than some others, possibly—but her mobile peony mouth and large innocent eyes added eloquence to colour and shape. She wore a red ribbon in her hair, and was the only one of the white company who could boast of such a pronounced adornment. As she looked round Durbeyfield was seen moving along the road in a chaise belonging to The Pure Drop, driven by a frizzle-headed brawny damsel with her gown-sleeves rolled above her elbows. This was the cheerful servant of that establishment, who, in her part of factotum, turned groom and ostler at times. Durbeyfield, leaning back, and with his eyes closed luxuriously, was waving his hand above his head, and singing in a slow recitative ...\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTABLE of CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDESPERATE REMEDIES\u003cbr\u003eUNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE\u003cbr\u003eA PAIR OF BLUE EYES\u003cbr\u003eFAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD\u003cbr\u003eTHE HAND OF ETHELBERTA\u003cbr\u003eRETURN OF THE NATIVE\u003cbr\u003eTHE TRUMPET-MAJOR\u003cbr\u003eTWO ON A TOWER\u003cbr\u003eTHE ROMANTIC ADVENTURES OF A MILKMAID\u003cbr\u003eTHE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE\u003cbr\u003eTHE WOODLANDERS\u003cbr\u003eTESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES\u003cbr\u003eJUDE THE OBSCURE\u003cbr\u003eA LAODICEAN: A STORY OF TO-DAY\u003cbr\u003eTHE WELL-BELOVED\u003cbr\u003eWESSEX TALES\u003cbr\u003eA GROUP OF NOBLE DAMES\u003cbr\u003eA FEW CRUSTED CHARACTERS\u003cbr\u003eTHE FIDDLER OF THE REELS\u003cbr\u003eLIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES\u003cbr\u003eA CHANGED MAN\u003cbr\u003eWESSEX POEMS AND OTHER VERSES\u003cbr\u003ePOEMS OF THE PAST AND THE PRESENT\u003cbr\u003eTHE DYNASTS\u003cbr\u003ePART FIRST\u003cbr\u003eTIME'S LAUGHINGSTOCKS AND OTHER VERSES\u003cbr\u003eSATIRES OF CIRCUMSTANCE WITH MISCELLANEOUS PIECES\u003cbr\u003eMOMENTS OF VISION AND MISCELLANEOUS VERSES\u003cbr\u003eLATE LYRICS AND EARLIER: WITH MANY OTHER VERSES","brand":"The Complete Works Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080366080240,"sku":"2940014744898","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014744898_p0.jpg?v=1763615027","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014744898","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}