A collection of darkly ironic short stories exploring fate, coincidence, and rigid social conventions devastating ordinary lives in Victorian Wessex.
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A collection of darkly ironic short stories exploring fate, coincidence, and rigid social conventions devastating ordinary lives in Victorian Wessex.
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Life's Little IroniesThomas HardyLife's Little Ironies is a collection of tales written by Thomas Hardy, originally published in 1894, and republished with a slightly different collection of stories, for the Uniform Edition in 1927/8.Table of Contents1. The Son's Veto 2. For Conscience' Sake 3. A Tragedy of Two Ambitions 4. On the Western Circuit 5. To Please His Wife 6. The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion 7. A Tradition of Eighteen Hundred and Four 8. A Few Crusted CharactersThe original...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Romantic relationships and marital ambitions central to several tales
Violence & gore
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Tragic deaths and misfortunes occur without graphic detail
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes
Religious content
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Moral dilemmas and conscience themes with minor religious references
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft elements
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content
Political content
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Examines class structures and rigid Victorian social conventions
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Characters endure suffering from fate, family, and social pressures
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