Time's Laughingstocks, and Other Verses
by Thomas Hardy
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back [1923]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or m...
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- TIME’S LAUGHINGSTOCKS AND OTHER VERSES
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- TIME’S LAUGHINGSTOCKS
- THE REVISITATION
- A TRAMPWOMAN’S TRAGEDY (182–)
- THE TWO ROSALINDS
- A SUNDAY MORNING TRAGEDY (circa 186–)
- THE HOUSE OF HOSPITALITIES
- BEREFT
- JOHN AND JANE
- THE CURATE’S KINDNESS A WORKHOUSE IRONY
- THE FLIRT’S TRAGEDY (17–)
- THE REJECTED MEMBER’S WIFE
- THE FARM-WOMAN’S WINTER
- AUTUMN IN KING’S HINTOCK PARK
- SHUT OUT THAT MOON
- REMINISCENCES OF A DANCING MAN
- THE DEAD MAN WALKING
- MORE LOVE LYRICS
- 1967
- HER DEFINITION
- THE DIVISION
- ON THE DEPARTURE PLATFORM
- IN A CATHEDRAL CITY
- “I SAY I’LL SEEK HER”
- HER FATHER
- AT WAKING
- FOUR FOOTPRINTS
- IN THE VAULTED WAY
- IN THE MIND’S EYE
- THE END OF THE EPISODE
- THE SIGH
- “IN THE NIGHT SHE CAME”
- THE CONFORMERS
- THE DAWN AFTER THE DANCE
- THE SUN ON THE LETTER
- THE NIGHT OF THE DANCE
- MISCONCEPTION
- THE VOICE OF THE THORN
- FROM HER IN THE COUNTRY
- HER CONFESSION
- TO AN IMPERSONATOR OF ROSALIND
- TO AN ACTRESS
- THE MINUTE BEFORE MEETING
- HE ABJURES LOVE
- A SET OF COUNTRY SONGS
- LET ME ENJOY
- AT CASTERBRIDGE FAIR
- I The Ballad-Singer
- II Former Beauties
- III After the Club-Dance
- IV The Market-Girl
- V The Inquiry
- VI A Wife Waits
- VII After the Fair
- THE DARK-EYED GENTLEMAN
- TO CARREY CLAVEL
- THE ORPHANED OLD MAID
- THE SPRING CALL
- JULIE-JANE
- NEWS FOR HER MOTHER
- THE FIDDLER
- THE HUSBAND’S VIEW
- ROSE-ANN
- THE HOMECOMING
- PIECES OCCASIONAL AND VARIOUS
- A CHURCH ROMANCE (Mellstock circa 1835)
- THE RASH BRIDE An Experience of the Mellstock Quire
- THE DEAD QUIRE
- THE CHRISTENING
- A DREAM QUESTION
- A WIFE AND ANOTHER
- THE ROMAN ROAD
- THE VAMPIRINE FAIR
- THE REMINDER
- THE RAMBLER
- NIGHT IN THE OLD HOME
- AFTER THE LAST BREATH (J. H. 1813–1904)
- IN CHILDBED
- THE PINE PLANTERS (Marty South’s Reverie)
- THE DEAR
- ONE WE KNEW (M. H. 1772–1857)
- SHE HEARS THE STORM
- A WET NIGHT
- BEFORE LIFE AND AFTER
- NEW YEAR’S EVE
- GOD’S EDUCATION
- TO SINCERITY
- PANTHERA
- THE UNBORN
- THE MAN HE KILLED
- GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE (A Memory of Christiana C—)
- ONE RALPH BLOSSOM SOLILOQUIZES
- THE NOBLE LADY’S TALE (circa 1790)
- UNREALIZED
- WAGTAIL AND BABY
- ABERDEEN (April: 1905)
- GEORGE MEREDITH 1828–1909
- YELL’HAM-WOOD’S STORY
- A YOUNG MAN’S EPIGRAM ON EXISTENCE
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