The Distracted Preacher and Other Tales - Penguin Classics
“You know how I love you, and what I would do for you; but this one thing I cannot do.” The Distracted Preacher, 1879
A collection of Thomas Hardy's short stories exploring love, social class, superstition and legend. 'The Distracted Preacher' is the story of a young Methodist minister's conflict between heartfelt love and his own sense of moral and civic duty when having fallen in love with his landlady he discovers that she is involved in smuggling French brandy. The collection comprises ten other short stories including 'The Withered Arm' and 'The Son's Veto'.
Paperback 1998
512 pages
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