The pursuit of the well-beloved ; & The well-beloved

373 pages

English language

Published Nov. 19, 1997 by Penguin Books.

ISBN:
978-0-14-043519-1
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Hardy's two versions of a strange story set in the weird landscape of Portland. The central figure is a man obsessed both with the search for his ideal woman and with sculpting the perfect figure of Aphrodite.

2 editions

Subjects

  • Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
  • Mothers and daughters -- Fiction
  • Sculptors -- Fiction
  • Portland (England) -- Fiction