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The Woodlanders
- Subgenre
- romance
- Edition year
- 1800
- Spice
- Heat not verified
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Grace Melbury returns from her middle-class schooling to her secluded rural community, now feeling she has risen above Giles Winterborne, the woodsman suitor with whom marriage had once been discussed. She is instead captivated by the sophisticated Dr Edred Fitzpiers, a newcomer, and her socially ambitious father encourages the match. Hardy's novel traces the resulting betrayal, disillusionment and moral compromise as outside influences disrupt the close-knit community. In Giles Winterborne, Hardy depicts a man deeply attuned to the natural world—only to be ultimately undone by it.
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- Betrayal: “Hardy's novel of betrayal, disillusionment and moral compromise” source
- Love Triangle: “Though marriage had been discussed between her and Giles, Grace finds herself captivated by Dr Edred Fitzpiers, a sophisticated newcomer to the area” source
- Small Town Romance: “depicts a secluded community coming to terms with the disastrous impact of outside influences” source
- Angst: “Hardy's novel of betrayal, disillusionment and moral compromise” source
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