Project Gutenberg 2016-10-27 Public domain in the USA. 71 Hardy, Thomas 1840 1928 Hollo, J. A. (Juho Aukusti) 1885 1967 Hollo, Juho Aukusti Hollo, Juho August Hollo, J. A group of noble dames. Finnish Ylhäisiä naisia Esipuhe -- Wessexin ensimmäinen kreivitär -- Barbara, sukujaan Grebe -- Stonehengen markiisitar -- Lady Mottisfont -- Lady Icenway -- Squire Petrick'in lady -- Anna, lady Baxby -- Lady Penelope -- Hamptonshiren herttuatar -- Jalosukuinen Laura. Produced by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Ylhäisiä naisia" by Thomas Hardy is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the lives and experiences of women from distinguished families, examining themes of social class and individual desires in a historical context. Each story focuses on different female characters navigating societal expectations and personal conflicts, offering a glimpse into their struggles and triumphs. The opening of the collection introduces the first story, "Wessex’s First Countess," where we meet a young girl named Betty who becomes embroiled in a conflict over her marital fate between her ambitious mother and concerned father. The atmosphere is fraught with tension as her parents debate a potential match for her, setting the stage for Betty’s internal battles against parental control and societal norms. With vivid descriptions and lively dialogue, Hardy draws readers into Betty's world, foreshadowing her emerging individuality amid the constraints of her lineage. This opening section captivates with its rich character development and establishes the thematic focus on the complexities of women's roles in society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Wessex (England) -- Fiction Nobility -- Fiction Women -- England -- Fiction PR Text General Fiction Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 486265 486180 2024-09-22T08:06:53.674469 2023-09-23T06:37:44.800899 text/html text/html 486258 486173 2024-09-22T08:06:53.966517 2023-09-23T06:37:44.994888 text/html text/html 245401 2024-09-22T08:07:01.129452 application/epub+zip 252576 2024-09-22T08:06:55.979531 application/epub+zip 252576 2024-09-22T08:06:54.733492 application/epub+zip 456247 2024-09-22T08:07:05.154587 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434930 2024-09-22T08:07:00.358452 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411408 2022-09-24T08:44:31.849885 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452452 452419 2024-09-22T08:06:53.187487 2023-09-23T06:37:44.445877 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 431978 2016-10-27T10:30:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 166312 2016-10-27T10:30:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19625 2024-09-22T08:07:05.281421 application/rdf+xml 14151 2024-09-22T08:06:55.268471 image/jpeg 3663 2024-09-22T08:06:54.998472 image/jpeg 244732 2024-09-22T08:06:54.012468 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia