{"product_id":"oxford-readers-companion-to-hardy-9780198600749","title":"Oxford Reader's Companion to Hardy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOxford Reader's Companion to Hardy\u003c\/strong\u003e by Page, Norman. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780198600749.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnder the editorial direction of Norman Page, more than 40 of the worlds most prominent experts have been brought together to combine their insights and knowledge of all aspects of Thomas Hardys life and work.\nIn more than 300 alphabetically arranged entries, this superb reference work examines all the novels, collections of verse, autobiography, letters, essays, stories, and notebooks produced during Hardys long career. It examines his family and friends, the places that were important to him, and the influences that shaped his works, and it looks at more scholarly topics, such as various critical approaches to his work, and the history of Hardy publishing. Fully cross-referenced, and with a chronology of Hardys life, an index of his poems, lists of place-names and characters in his works, a glossary of dialect words and expressions, a subject index, and an extensive bibliography, this is a gold mine of information.\nBoasting sound scholarship, the convenient companion format, and many beautiful black-and-white illustrations, The Oxford Readers Companion to Hardy is an indispensable volume for all lovers of modern English literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45253841682485,"sku":"ByrdShop_0198600747","price":93.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780198600749_49e73a57-4305-4824-bc9d-f59ab04d5208.jpg?v=1779948215","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/oxford-readers-companion-to-hardy-9780198600749","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}