Project Gutenberg 2016-10-27 Public domain in the USA. 133 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.) Reading ease score: 31.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Wessex (England) -- Fiction Nobility -- Fiction Women -- England -- Fiction PR Text General Fiction Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: British Literature 486423 2025-06-24T00:31:35.133626 text/html 486258 486173 2024-10-22T08:25:06.382776 2023-09-23T06:37:44.994888 text/html text/html 245409 2025-06-24T00:31:54.189571 application/epub+zip 252537 2025-06-24T00:31:44.499591 application/epub+zip 252538 2025-06-24T00:31:37.992639 application/epub+zip 456303 2025-06-24T00:32:02.607554 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434880 2025-06-24T00:31:53.361550 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411408 2022-09-24T08:44:31.849885 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452439 2025-06-24T00:31:34.483627 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 432748 2024-10-23T01:18:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13301 2025-06-24T00:32:02.768502 application/rdf+xml 14151 2025-06-24T00:31:43.735599 image/jpeg 3663 2025-06-24T00:31:43.438588 image/jpeg 244802 2025-06-24T00:31:35.178672 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia