Stories of Wessex (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition)

In his short stories, Thomas Hardy sought to record the legends, superstitions, local customs and lore of a Wessex that was rapidly passing out of memory. But these tales also portray the social and economic stresses of Dorset in the 1880s, and reveal Hardy's growing skepticism about the possibility of achieving personal and sexual satisfaction in the modern world.