"The most consistent of all series in terms of language control, length, and quality of story." David R. Hill, Director of the Edinburgh Project on Extensive Reading. von Hardy, Thomas

After an accident, Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of impoverished peasants, decides to call on the aristocratic d'Urbervilles, as she believes that she is also descended from their ancient Norman lineage and that they can rescue her...

When Elfrise Swanston meets Stephen Smith she is attracted to his handsome face, gentle bearing and the sense of mystery which surrounds him. Although distressed to find that the mystery consists only in the humbleness of his origins,...

A reader's anthology of Thomas Hardy's works includes two of his greatest novels, The Return of the Native and Tess of the d'Ubervilles, as well as a selection of his short stories.

Batsheba Everdene ist eine unabhängige junge Frau, die ganz allein ihren Gutshof bewirtschaftet, in einer Zeit, als nur wenige Frauen Besitz haben. Außerdem muss sie die schwierige Wahl zwischen drei ganz unterschiedlichen Männern...

Thomas Hardy's impassioned novel of courtship in rural life In Thomas Hardy's first major literary success, independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in...

The Mayor of Casterbridge: Historical Novel von Hardy, Thomas

The apparent suicide of his policeman brother sets Denver crime reporter Jack McEvoy on edge. Surprise at the circumstances of his brother's death prompts Jack to look into a whole series of police suicides and puts him on the trail ofa...

The story, set in a poor rural area of England in the 19th century, centres around Tess Durbeyfield, a sweet, innocent country girl who is a victim of fate and her own beauty. When her lazy father finds out that his ancestors were the...

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon...

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon...

"Der Bürgermeister von Casterbridge" ist ein Roman von Thomas Hardy, der das Schicksal von Michael Henchard verfolgt. Die Geschichte beginnt mit einem impulsiven Akt, bei dem Henchard seine Frau Susan und ihre Tochter Elizabeth-Jane auf...