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The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament

by Thomas Hardy

Novel

Open Library OL44989W

The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament spans forty years, and follows Jocelyn Pierston, a celebrated sculptor who attempts to create in stone the image of his ideal woman, while he tries also to find her in the flesh. The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament was serialized, and published as a book.

About the author

Thomas Hardy (1840–1928) is represented here by 10 public-domain titles, including A pair of blue eyes, Far from the Madding Crowd, and Jude the Obscure. This page is a shelf list: the books are read on Open Library, not stored here. More of this shelf for Thomas Hardy.

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