Download or read book Selected Short Stories written by Thomas Hardy and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 1996 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This selection was the third that Hardy collected together himself for publication as a single volume. It reflects the experiences of a novelist who was at the height of his creative powers. The stories are thematically linked by a concern with the diverse problems of marriage.