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丿爻鬲 鬲讴蹖丿賴
丿乇 诏丕賵丿丕乇蹖 賴卮鬲丕丿 賵 丿賵 爻乇 诏丕賵 亘賵丿貙 诏乇賵賴 丿賵卮賳丿賴鈥屬囏� - 丕氐賱蹖 賵 賲賵賯鬲 - 賴賲賴 賲卮睾賵賱 賰丕乇 亘賵丿賳丿貨 趩賵賳 亘丕 丕賷賳鈥屬冑� 鬲丕夭賴 丕賵丕賷賱 丌賵乇賷賱 亘賵丿貙 丿乇 賲乇睾夭丕乇 毓賱賮 賮乇丕賵丕賳 亘賵丿 賵 诏丕賵賴丕 丿乇 賲賳鬲賴丕蹖 卮賷乇丿賴蹖 亘賵丿賳丿. 爻丕毓鬲 丨丿賵丿 卮卮 睾乇賵亘 亘賵丿貙 賵 賰丕乇 爻賴 鈥屭嗁囏ж辟� 丌賳 丨賷賵丕賳鈥屬囏й� 賲爻鬲胤賷賱 鈥屫促冑� 亘夭乇诏 賵 丨賳丕賷蹖 倬丕賷丕賳 倬匕賷乇賮鬲賴 亘賵丿貙 賵 賮乇氐鬲蹖 亘乇丕蹖 賰賲蹖 诏賮鬲诏賵 亘賵丿... 貨
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First published January 1, 1888
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Thomas Hardy
2,387听books6,513听followersThomas Hardy, OM, was an English author of the naturalist movement, although in several poems he displays elements of the previous romantic and enlightenment periods of literature, such as his fascination with the supernatural. He regarded himself primarily as a poet and composed novels mainly for financial gain.
The bulk of his work, set mainly in the semi-fictional land of Wessex, delineates characters struggling against their passions and circumstances. Hardy's poetry, first published in his 50s, has come to be as well regarded as his novels, especially after The Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
The term cliffhanger is considered to have originated with Thomas Hardy's serial novel A Pair of Blue Eyes in 1873. In the novel, Hardy chose to leave one of his protagonists, Knight, literally hanging off a cliff staring into the stony eyes of a trilobite embedded in the rock that has been dead for millions of years. This became the archetypal 鈥� and literal 鈥� cliff-hanger of Victorian prose.
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The bulk of his work, set mainly in the semi-fictional land of Wessex, delineates characters struggling against their passions and circumstances. Hardy's poetry, first published in his 50s, has come to be as well regarded as his novels, especially after The Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
The term cliffhanger is considered to have originated with Thomas Hardy's serial novel A Pair of Blue Eyes in 1873. In the novel, Hardy chose to leave one of his protagonists, Knight, literally hanging off a cliff staring into the stony eyes of a trilobite embedded in the rock that has been dead for millions of years. This became the archetypal 鈥� and literal 鈥� cliff-hanger of Victorian prose.
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March 4, 2024
Much like most of Thomas Hardy's stories, the good suffer more than the bad, but no one wins in The Withered Arm. It kept me riveted from the start. He knew the ways of the landed gentry with their hypocrisy and sham facades of decency. A wealthy farmer decides to take a wife. He doesn't acknowledge his grown son by a local milkmaid and let's them suffer poverty and degradation. He brings home a young pretty girl who gradually sickens with a strange deformity. In trying to cure it, another abominable act is carried out.
March 31, 2019
A rich milk farmer marries a beautiful young woman named Gertrude. Rhoda Brooks, a milkmaid with a son is envious and touches in her dream the arm of the newly wed wife. It begins to wither away. Is there a solution for Gertrude? Can a conjurer help her when all official physicians fail? What is the uncanny remedy the conjurer recommends Gertrude? What happened to Rhoda's son. A classically composed novella with a fine twist at the end. You won't regret reading this classic and shocking tale. It a pageturning story with two women as main characters. Highly recommended!
August 1, 2023
Supernatural events lead to a farmer's wife developing a withered arm. A conjurer tells her the cure for her affliction - which takes the story into horror territory. Thomas Hardy included superstitions, folk customs, and a look at social injustice in early 19th Century England in "The Withered Arm" and the other stories in his first story collection, "Wessex Tales."
October 9, 2020
De haber sido una novela y no un relato, tal vez hubiera salido mejor. Thomas Hardy nos dibuja, como viene siendo costumbre en su obra, una tragedia rozando en lo bizarro, donde dos mujeres terminan por ser la perdici贸n de la contraria. Lo gracioso, o no tanto, es que todo empieza por un hombre. Por su amor, m谩s bien; y es que ese granjero pr贸spero deja a su primera mujer para irse con una mucho m谩s joven. Una chica preciosa, encantadora, que termina metida de lleno en lo que s贸lo podr铆a describirse como una situaci贸n harto rara.
Me gusta el halo de brujer铆a que rodea el libro, ese no ha sido el problema. Lo que ha hecho que no pueda disfrutar la historia, o no demasiado, ha sido el hecho de que todo pase tan deprisa, casi a marchas forzadas. Un maldito sprint por llegar a un final m谩s que previsible. Y es triste, porque daba para algo jodidamente siniestro... pero no pudo ser.
Si me paro a pensarlo, me ha dado rabia. Mucha. Much铆sima. Gertrude tiene como 煤nico prop贸sito en esta vida que su marido vuelva a quererla. Y es triste, joder, porque toda la ca铆da en desgracia gira entorno a ese af谩n por recuperar algo que era tan ef铆mero como lo es la juventud. Porque ah铆 radica, realmente, el problema: Gertrude "se hace mayor" y a su se帽or(o) marido deja de parecerle interesante. Tres cuartos de lo mismo para su primera mujer. Un tipo encantador, 驴eh?
Os recomiendo el relato si quer茅is algo ameno para pasar menos de una hora entretenidas y entretenidos.
Me gusta el halo de brujer铆a que rodea el libro, ese no ha sido el problema. Lo que ha hecho que no pueda disfrutar la historia, o no demasiado, ha sido el hecho de que todo pase tan deprisa, casi a marchas forzadas. Un maldito sprint por llegar a un final m谩s que previsible. Y es triste, porque daba para algo jodidamente siniestro... pero no pudo ser.
Si me paro a pensarlo, me ha dado rabia. Mucha. Much铆sima. Gertrude tiene como 煤nico prop贸sito en esta vida que su marido vuelva a quererla. Y es triste, joder, porque toda la ca铆da en desgracia gira entorno a ese af谩n por recuperar algo que era tan ef铆mero como lo es la juventud. Porque ah铆 radica, realmente, el problema: Gertrude "se hace mayor" y a su se帽or(o) marido deja de parecerle interesante. Tres cuartos de lo mismo para su primera mujer. Un tipo encantador, 驴eh?
Os recomiendo el relato si quer茅is algo ameno para pasar menos de una hora entretenidas y entretenidos.
June 1, 2016
Hardy ha vuelto a sorprenderme con una novela corta muy tenebrosa con retazos de fantas铆a oscura de por medio.
Las ilustraciones de Julia Sard谩 simplemente PERFECTAS
Las ilustraciones de Julia Sard谩 simplemente PERFECTAS
July 28, 2020
Thomas Hardy has become one of my favorite authors. While this story was a little different from his other works, it is well written. If I have any complaint, it would be that the character who suffered the most was innocent of any wrong doing. Realism, the good don't always win.
April 4, 2020
丕賵賱 讴鬲丕亘 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 禺蹖賱蹖 噩匕丕亘 卮乇賵毓 卮丿貙 賲賴乇賴 賴丕蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 禺蹖賱蹖 賴賵卮賲賳丿丕賳賴 讴賳丕乇 賴賲 趩蹖丿賴 卮丿賴 亘賵丿賳丿 賵 蹖讴 乇賵丕蹖鬲 讴丕賲賱丕 噩丕丿賵 噩賳亘賱蹖 乇賵 禺蹖賱蹖 禺賵丕賳丿賳蹖 倬蹖卮 亘乇丿 丕賲丕 賴乇趩蹖 讴鬲丕亘 噩賱賵 乇賮鬲 囟毓蹖賮鬲乇 卮丿 賵 丿乇 賳賴丕蹖鬲 丕賳诏丕乇 讴賴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 讴賲 丌賵乇丿賴 亘丕卮賴 蹖讴 倬丕蹖丕賳 亘爻蹖丕乇 賱賵爻 賵 賯丕亘賱 倬蹖卮 亘蹖賳蹖 倬蹖丿丕 讴乇丿貙 丕诏乇 丿乇 賳蹖賲賴 讴鬲丕亘 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 乇賵 亘蹖 倬丕蹖丕賳 乇賴丕 賲蹖鈥屭┴必� 亘賴 賲乇丕鬲亘 噩匕丕亘 鬲乇 亘賵丿馃し鈥嶁檧锔�
March 15, 2019
Un relato 驳贸迟颈肠辞 bastante bueno, realmente sorprendente, sobre todo el final.
Tom Hardy logra plasmar a la perfecci贸n la personalidad de dos mujeres que no pueden ser m谩s diferentes y que, sin embargo, bien podr铆an ser amigas, pero circunstancias ajenas a ellas las deja en una situaci贸n bastante complicada.
Me ha llamado mucho la atenci贸n como Hardy toca un tema, que al menos en mi pa铆s es bastante com煤n para algunas personas, no hab铆a visto jam谩s lo de una lectura de un huevo (hablando de brujer铆a) fuera de mi M茅xico, sin duda las creencias en estas cosas, por lo visto se da en muchas partes.
Tanto Gertrude como Rhoda me han parecido personajes realmente incre铆bles, creo que ninguna de las dos se merec铆a lo que les ha sucedido.
Un relato lleno de envidias, brujer铆as, mal de ojo, brujos y remedios extra帽os a males extra帽os. Muy recomendable
Tom Hardy logra plasmar a la perfecci贸n la personalidad de dos mujeres que no pueden ser m谩s diferentes y que, sin embargo, bien podr铆an ser amigas, pero circunstancias ajenas a ellas las deja en una situaci贸n bastante complicada.
Me ha llamado mucho la atenci贸n como Hardy toca un tema, que al menos en mi pa铆s es bastante com煤n para algunas personas, no hab铆a visto jam谩s lo de una lectura de un huevo (hablando de brujer铆a) fuera de mi M茅xico, sin duda las creencias en estas cosas, por lo visto se da en muchas partes.
Tanto Gertrude como Rhoda me han parecido personajes realmente incre铆bles, creo que ninguna de las dos se merec铆a lo que les ha sucedido.
Un relato lleno de envidias, brujer铆as, mal de ojo, brujos y remedios extra帽os a males extra帽os. Muy recomendable
July 28, 2020
3.5 Stars
The Withered Arm was a nice addition to the Little Black Classics collection. It has a bit of that late 19th Century feel to it with a story of a new bride who gets cursed through one of her dreams. It was an interesting story.
The only thing I had previously read by Thomas Hardy was Woman Much Missed, a collection of poetry also from the Little Black Classics. Since I enjoyed both, I will have to look up some of his longer work, I think.
~Little Black Classics #99~
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The Withered Arm was a nice addition to the Little Black Classics collection. It has a bit of that late 19th Century feel to it with a story of a new bride who gets cursed through one of her dreams. It was an interesting story.
The only thing I had previously read by Thomas Hardy was Woman Much Missed, a collection of poetry also from the Little Black Classics. Since I enjoyed both, I will have to look up some of his longer work, I think.
~Little Black Classics #99~
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March 16, 2025
丿賵賲蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 鬲丕賲爻 賴丕乇丿蹖 亘賵丿 讴賴 賲蹖禺賵賳丿賲.
丕夭 禺蹖賱蹖 噩賴丕鬲 卮亘蹖賴 讴鬲丕亘 鬲爻 亘賵丿 讴賴 賴賲卮賵賳 乇賵爻鬲丕蹖蹖 亘賵丿賳丿 賵 亘丕 诏丕賵賴丕 賵 丕蹖賳賴丕 爻乇 賲蹖讴乇丿賳丿 賵賱蹖 禺賵亘 禺蹖賱蹖 賲鬲賮丕賵鬲 亘賵丿. 丕蹖丿賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 噩丕賱亘 亘賵丿 賵 倬蹖趩卮賴丕蹖蹖 賴賲 讴賴 賲蹖夭丿 丌丿賲賵 卮诏賮鬲 夭丿賴 賲蹖讴乇丿. 賵賱蹖 丌禺乇卮 亘丕夭賲 賲孬賱 讴鬲丕亘 鬲爻 亘丿 鬲賲賵賲 卮丿. 丕賱亘鬲賴 賳賴 亘賴 亘丿蹖 丕賵賳. 鬲爻 亘賴 賲賳 卮賵讴 乇賵丨蹖 賵丕乇丿 讴乇丿. 丕蹖賳讴賴 蹖賴 匕乇賴 賲賱賵鬲乇 亘賵丿. 丕賱亘鬲賴 卮丕蹖丿 趩賵賳 讴賵鬲丕賴 亘賵丿 賵 鬲賵蹖 蹖賴 賳卮爻鬲 禺賵賳丿賳 鬲丕孬蹖乇卮 夭蹖丕丿 賳亘賵丿.
丕夭 禺蹖賱蹖 噩賴丕鬲 卮亘蹖賴 讴鬲丕亘 鬲爻 亘賵丿 讴賴 賴賲卮賵賳 乇賵爻鬲丕蹖蹖 亘賵丿賳丿 賵 亘丕 诏丕賵賴丕 賵 丕蹖賳賴丕 爻乇 賲蹖讴乇丿賳丿 賵賱蹖 禺賵亘 禺蹖賱蹖 賲鬲賮丕賵鬲 亘賵丿. 丕蹖丿賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 噩丕賱亘 亘賵丿 賵 倬蹖趩卮賴丕蹖蹖 賴賲 讴賴 賲蹖夭丿 丌丿賲賵 卮诏賮鬲 夭丿賴 賲蹖讴乇丿. 賵賱蹖 丌禺乇卮 亘丕夭賲 賲孬賱 讴鬲丕亘 鬲爻 亘丿 鬲賲賵賲 卮丿. 丕賱亘鬲賴 賳賴 亘賴 亘丿蹖 丕賵賳. 鬲爻 亘賴 賲賳 卮賵讴 乇賵丨蹖 賵丕乇丿 讴乇丿. 丕蹖賳讴賴 蹖賴 匕乇賴 賲賱賵鬲乇 亘賵丿. 丕賱亘鬲賴 卮丕蹖丿 趩賵賳 讴賵鬲丕賴 亘賵丿 賵 鬲賵蹖 蹖賴 賳卮爻鬲 禺賵賳丿賳 鬲丕孬蹖乇卮 夭蹖丕丿 賳亘賵丿.
June 18, 2019
The Withered Arm came highly recommended to me, and I was pleased Penguin included it in their Little Black Classics range. Although the range does contain some of his poetry (and we all know how I feel about poetry), the collection would not be complete without some Hardy prose.
He鈥檚 a firm favourite of mine, and I was delighted to see his regular style applied here. Although the supernatural isn鈥檛 something he would normally delve into, we鈥檙e presented with some typically Hardyish awkward relationships, social satire, a lyrical rustic landscape setting, and a running thread of bleak unease. The ending, of course, is tragic and terrible, as is his wont to inflict.
Detailing a spurned lover鈥檚 accidental curse on her beloved鈥檚 new wife, Hardy skilfully portrays the development and sudden downfall of the relationships. His depiction of the wife鈥檚 vicious determination to rid herself of the curse creates an unholy level of tension, with her eventual discovery of the origin then rendering the situation unbearably palpable. Her eventual choice of remedy, and consequences thereof, only Hardy could employ with this level of mastery.
It raised questions about morality, friendship, and reaping what you sow. Hardy seemed to punish every single character here, and, flawed as they were, it felt as though the higher hand of judgement had reached a reasonable verdict.
This is one which will stay with me for a very long time.
He鈥檚 a firm favourite of mine, and I was delighted to see his regular style applied here. Although the supernatural isn鈥檛 something he would normally delve into, we鈥檙e presented with some typically Hardyish awkward relationships, social satire, a lyrical rustic landscape setting, and a running thread of bleak unease. The ending, of course, is tragic and terrible, as is his wont to inflict.
Detailing a spurned lover鈥檚 accidental curse on her beloved鈥檚 new wife, Hardy skilfully portrays the development and sudden downfall of the relationships. His depiction of the wife鈥檚 vicious determination to rid herself of the curse creates an unholy level of tension, with her eventual discovery of the origin then rendering the situation unbearably palpable. Her eventual choice of remedy, and consequences thereof, only Hardy could employ with this level of mastery.
It raised questions about morality, friendship, and reaping what you sow. Hardy seemed to punish every single character here, and, flawed as they were, it felt as though the higher hand of judgement had reached a reasonable verdict.
This is one which will stay with me for a very long time.
April 4, 2022
讴鬲丕亘 讴賵趩賵賱賵 賵 噩賲毓 賵 噩賵乇蹖 亘賵丿 賵 禺蹖賱蹖 禺賵卮賲 丕賵賲丿
June 24, 2018
From BBC radio 4 Extra - Afternnon Drama:
Thomas Hardy's classic short story is a masterful drama of psychological suspense. Dramatised by Louise Doughty, it tells the highly charged tale of two women in the grip of passions beyond their control.
With Victoria Hamilton, Susan Jameson, Ewan Bailey, Nick Sayce.
Directed by Claudine Toutoungi.
Thomas Hardy's classic short story is a masterful drama of psychological suspense. Dramatised by Louise Doughty, it tells the highly charged tale of two women in the grip of passions beyond their control.
With Victoria Hamilton, Susan Jameson, Ewan Bailey, Nick Sayce.
Directed by Claudine Toutoungi.
Thomas Hardy's classic short story is a masterful drama of psychological suspense. Dramatised by Louise Doughty, it tells the highly charged tale of two women in the grip of passions beyond their control.
With Victoria Hamilton, Susan Jameson, Ewan Bailey, Nick Sayce.
Directed by Claudine Toutoungi.
Thomas Hardy's classic short story is a masterful drama of psychological suspense. Dramatised by Louise Doughty, it tells the highly charged tale of two women in the grip of passions beyond their control.
With Victoria Hamilton, Susan Jameson, Ewan Bailey, Nick Sayce.
Directed by Claudine Toutoungi.
Thomas Hardy's classic short story is a masterful drama of psychological suspense. Dramatised by Louise Doughty, it tells the highly charged tale of two women in the grip of passions beyond their control.
With Victoria Hamilton, Susan Jameson, Ewan Bailey, Nick Sayce.
Directed by Claudine Toutoungi.
Thomas Hardy's classic short story is a masterful drama of psychological suspense. Dramatised by Louise Doughty, it tells the highly charged tale of two women in the grip of passions beyond their control.
With Victoria Hamilton, Susan Jameson, Ewan Bailey, Nick Sayce.
Directed by Claudine Toutoungi.
February 23, 2024
This is an irresistible novella, more of a short story, by Thomas Hardy - master of tragic realism. In this text the material also delves into the world of the supernatural, practices of witchcraft and the pagan folklore of a bucolic 19th century community that gives the tale an eerie quality, full of foreboding. In contrast, the title is a biblical allegory and in this story one might perceive the withered arm to be representative of powerlessness and deprivation of fruitfulness, a punishment upon humanity.
Of course, in true Hardy style the beautiful, young, heroine Gertrude is burdened with the withered arm and suffers through no fault of her own. Her alter ego Rhoda, the wronged, long suffering milk-maid bitterly feels her own predicament and that of her illegitimate son, while reserving resentment for Gertrude rather than levelling her disdain at the man who has wronged her. There is a twist at the end that some might easily predict. While this may sound melodramatic to modern readers, these two characters seem to be a precursor to the magnificent creation of Tess of the D鈥橴rbervilles, which followed in 1891.
Highly recommended for Hardy fans.
Of course, in true Hardy style the beautiful, young, heroine Gertrude is burdened with the withered arm and suffers through no fault of her own. Her alter ego Rhoda, the wronged, long suffering milk-maid bitterly feels her own predicament and that of her illegitimate son, while reserving resentment for Gertrude rather than levelling her disdain at the man who has wronged her. There is a twist at the end that some might easily predict. While this may sound melodramatic to modern readers, these two characters seem to be a precursor to the magnificent creation of Tess of the D鈥橴rbervilles, which followed in 1891.
Highly recommended for Hardy fans.
June 26, 2022
Tras acabar de leer 'Tess de los d'Urberville', me qued茅 con ganas de seguir leyendo a Hardy y este cuento ilustrado fue el elegido.听
Y he de decir que regresar a Hardy fue como volver a casa.听Me maravilla su narraci贸n. Las descripciones de la naturaleza son tan n铆tidas que puedes sentir la brisa, el olor a hierba fresca, a tierra, el sudor penetrante de los animales. As铆 como tambi茅n se palpa la misma naturaleza humana: la tristeza, el miedo, el rencor. Es delicioso leerlo. 听
'El brazo marchito' es un cuento oscuro, macabro, y el autor te lleva de la mano por el d铆a a d铆a de los personajes con una nitidez apabullante.听
La historia comienza en un peque帽o pueblo de la Inglaterra rural del siglo XIX, con el casamiento del granjero Lodge con Gertrude, una joven inocente y dulce que llega al lugar sin conocer los secretos del lugar, ni la existencia de Rhoda, una mujer que trabaja en la granja, y del hijo de esta. De aspecto afilado y hosco, Rhoda se mantiene serena y alejada, pero las gentes del pueblo murmuran.听
Es como una cl谩sica novelita g贸tica, con sus personajes oscuros y descripciones tenebrosas cargadas de sutileza, todo aderezado con ese toque tr谩gico que parecer ser sello del autor. Adem谩s, las ilustraciones de J煤lia Sard谩 son el complemento perfecto, aumentando la sensaci贸n de aprensi贸n听y desasosiego. Una maravilla.听
Creo que esta edici贸n es dif铆cil de conseguir, pero ten茅is el relato en otras ediciones como Penguin o Valdemar.
Me declaro fan de Hardy y pienso leer m谩s obras suyas este a帽o, sin duda.听
Y he de decir que regresar a Hardy fue como volver a casa.听Me maravilla su narraci贸n. Las descripciones de la naturaleza son tan n铆tidas que puedes sentir la brisa, el olor a hierba fresca, a tierra, el sudor penetrante de los animales. As铆 como tambi茅n se palpa la misma naturaleza humana: la tristeza, el miedo, el rencor. Es delicioso leerlo. 听
'El brazo marchito' es un cuento oscuro, macabro, y el autor te lleva de la mano por el d铆a a d铆a de los personajes con una nitidez apabullante.听
La historia comienza en un peque帽o pueblo de la Inglaterra rural del siglo XIX, con el casamiento del granjero Lodge con Gertrude, una joven inocente y dulce que llega al lugar sin conocer los secretos del lugar, ni la existencia de Rhoda, una mujer que trabaja en la granja, y del hijo de esta. De aspecto afilado y hosco, Rhoda se mantiene serena y alejada, pero las gentes del pueblo murmuran.听
Es como una cl谩sica novelita g贸tica, con sus personajes oscuros y descripciones tenebrosas cargadas de sutileza, todo aderezado con ese toque tr谩gico que parecer ser sello del autor. Adem谩s, las ilustraciones de J煤lia Sard谩 son el complemento perfecto, aumentando la sensaci贸n de aprensi贸n听y desasosiego. Una maravilla.听
Creo que esta edici贸n es dif铆cil de conseguir, pero ten茅is el relato en otras ediciones como Penguin o Valdemar.
Me declaro fan de Hardy y pienso leer m谩s obras suyas este a帽o, sin duda.听
January 15, 2018
Read twice: in 2016 and now, but I really didn't like it.
April 29, 2024
michael jackson reference?????
December 26, 2024
Ojal谩 ser tan guapa como para que una bruja te eche una maldici贸n.
March 20, 2017
Two very good and fun stories, both interesting but nothing too original.
May 31, 2018
My first Thomas Hardy, I like the writing and the stories were quite clever.
November 27, 2022
This had potential to be creepy and thrilling but I was disappointed by it. I didn't care enough about the son to feel overly shocked by the ending.
October 14, 2024
Un granjero contrae matrimonio con una joven mujer, los rumores comienzan a circular incluso antes de su llegada al lugar, convirti茅ndose en la comidilla para algunos de sus trabajadores y provocando recelos en otros
Una breve historia que muestra como la envidia y los sentimientos negativos hacia otras personas pueden llegar a traspasar los l铆mites de lo desconocido llegando a tener consecuencias nefastas
Ambientado en un entorno rural que transporta m谩s all谩 de las propias descripciones, las sensaciones e impresiones de los personajes son notorias y mantiene unos toques paranormales que terminan de acentuar una atm贸sfera sombr铆a e inquietante
Destaco la prosa ligera y cercana del autor junto con una ambientaci贸n l煤gubre y fr铆a que me ha envuelto totalmente y a pesar de que algunas cosas se intuyen en mi caso tambi茅n dispar贸 mi imaginaci贸n hacia otras teor铆as que quiz谩 podr铆an hacer una nueva versi贸n de "el brazo marchito"
Una breve historia que muestra como la envidia y los sentimientos negativos hacia otras personas pueden llegar a traspasar los l铆mites de lo desconocido llegando a tener consecuencias nefastas
Ambientado en un entorno rural que transporta m谩s all谩 de las propias descripciones, las sensaciones e impresiones de los personajes son notorias y mantiene unos toques paranormales que terminan de acentuar una atm贸sfera sombr铆a e inquietante
Destaco la prosa ligera y cercana del autor junto con una ambientaci贸n l煤gubre y fr铆a que me ha envuelto totalmente y a pesar de que algunas cosas se intuyen en mi caso tambi茅n dispar贸 mi imaginaci贸n hacia otras teor铆as que quiz谩 podr铆an hacer una nueva versi贸n de "el brazo marchito"
June 4, 2017
Overall a good read!
First tale was about a woman named Rhoda Brook, who had a secret affair with Farmer Lodge, with whom she bore a son. Stricken with jealousy when Farmer Lodge had a new wife, she accidentally cursed the new wife Gertrude through one of her dreams. Second tale was about a bunch of thieves and a gentleman named Hubert, and how he outsmarted and caught them.
Language is old but I thought it fit the narrative of the two tales. Length was also perfect, particularly for the first tale, since the story was short enough to hold your attention but long enough to have a decent, interesting plot.
First tale was about a woman named Rhoda Brook, who had a secret affair with Farmer Lodge, with whom she bore a son. Stricken with jealousy when Farmer Lodge had a new wife, she accidentally cursed the new wife Gertrude through one of her dreams. Second tale was about a bunch of thieves and a gentleman named Hubert, and how he outsmarted and caught them.
Language is old but I thought it fit the narrative of the two tales. Length was also perfect, particularly for the first tale, since the story was short enough to hold your attention but long enough to have a decent, interesting plot.
November 11, 2021
Another dark story by Thomas Hardy. This one is quite dark, surrounding witchcraft, dark magic and folklore/ old house wives remedy.
After having a very disturbingly vivid and life like dream Gertrude Lodge woke up to issues with one of her arms that began to turn old and wither away. This persisted and got worse over time. The remedy of this was to have the arm touch the neck of a person recently hung.
Rhoda Brook who had an affair with Gertrude's Husband and a child was born of it, mysteriously disappeared and never heard of again. As time went on, these themes all came to a head.
It is a sad story, a story of woe and pitiful ending. Something quite dark and different for Hardy.
After having a very disturbingly vivid and life like dream Gertrude Lodge woke up to issues with one of her arms that began to turn old and wither away. This persisted and got worse over time. The remedy of this was to have the arm touch the neck of a person recently hung.
Rhoda Brook who had an affair with Gertrude's Husband and a child was born of it, mysteriously disappeared and never heard of again. As time went on, these themes all came to a head.
It is a sad story, a story of woe and pitiful ending. Something quite dark and different for Hardy.
July 31, 2017
Il braccio avvizzito 4
I Winter e i Palmey 3.5
La tomba presso il segnale indicatore 3.5
Appuntamento nella fortezza antica 3
L'anfiteatro di Maumbury 2
Barbara di casa Grebe 4
Il violinista delle contraddanze 3.5
L'autore riesce a farti immaginare ed imprimerti nella testa le sue descrizioni, in modo immediato e duraturo. Si leggono bene, ma non credo possano esser definiti 'horror', non so, mi sembra forzato. Hanno delle venature cupe e tetre, superstizioni e coincidenze inquietanti, ansia s矛 ma paura no.
I Winter e i Palmey 3.5
La tomba presso il segnale indicatore 3.5
Appuntamento nella fortezza antica 3
L'anfiteatro di Maumbury 2
Barbara di casa Grebe 4
Il violinista delle contraddanze 3.5
L'autore riesce a farti immaginare ed imprimerti nella testa le sue descrizioni, in modo immediato e duraturo. Si leggono bene, ma non credo possano esser definiti 'horror', non so, mi sembra forzato. Hanno delle venature cupe e tetre, superstizioni e coincidenze inquietanti, ansia s矛 ma paura no.
August 28, 2023
I thoroughly enjoyed this story. It's atmospheric, dark and suspenseful. One is drawn to the characters and what it happening to them.
I would love to add details but the less one knows of the story, the better when going in. Suffice to say that regret, fear, innocence, and more all play a part.
I would love to add details but the less one knows of the story, the better when going in. Suffice to say that regret, fear, innocence, and more all play a part.
October 19, 2020
The perfect supernatural read for October. My first time delving into Hardy and it was great. This was a creepy fast paced story with a twist that I didn鈥檛 see. It was well executed. (No pun intended)
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March 21, 2022Victorian Fiction Module Reading
September 17, 2022
No se c贸mo calificarlo. Me ha gustado: si. Lo recomiendo: es tan corto que merece la pena leerlo. Peeeero quiz谩 esperaba m谩s. Aunque en tan pocas hojas que manera de dramatizar.
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