Life's Little Ironies

Life's Little Ironies


Life's Little Ironies (1894), which includes, A Few Crusty Characters is a set of tales with some colloquial sketches, set in Essex, England. It's one of Hardy's lesser known works, but a gem. Portrait of Thomas Hardy by William Strang, 1893.


Table of Contents

The Son's Veto - Chapter I

The Son's Veto - Chapter II

The Son's Veto - Chapter III

For Conscience' Sake - Chapter I

For Conscience' Sake - Chapter II

For Conscience' Sake - Chapter III

A Tragedy of Two Ambitions - Chapter I

A Tragedy of Two Ambitions - Chapter II

A Tragedy of Two Ambitions - Chapter III

A Tragedy of Two Ambitions - Chapter IV

A Tragedy of Two Ambitions - Chapter V

On the Western Circuit - Chapter I

On the Western Circuit - Chapter II

On the Western Circuit - Chapter III

On the Western Circuit - Chapter IV

On the Western Circuit - Chapter V

On the Western Circuit - Chapter VI

To Please His Wife - Chapter I

To Please His Wife - Chapter II

To Please His Wife - Chapter III

The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion - Chapter I

The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion - Chapter II

The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion - Chapter III

The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion - Chapter IV

The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion - Chapter V

The Fiddler of the Reels

A Tradition of Eighteen Hundred and Four

A Few Crusted Characters

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