The Three Strangers
"The Three Strangers" is a short story by Thomas Hardy from 1883.
| "The Three Strangers" | |
|---|---|
| Author | Thomas Hardy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Wessex Tales |
| Genre(s) | Short story |
| Published in | Longman's Magazine Harper's Weekly |
| Publication type | Periodical Book |
| Media type | |
| Publication date | 1883 |
| Followed by | "The Withered Arm" |
Background
The story is a pastoral history[1] told by an omniscient narrator more than 50 years after the event. The sheep-stealer is a kind of folk hero who stole to survive and escaped by outsmarting his hangman.
Casterbridge was the name for Dorchester in Thomas Hardy's Wessex.[2]
Publication
"The Three Strangers" was published in Longman's Magazine and Harper's Weekly in March 1883.[3] Five years later it became the first of five stories in Hardy's Wessex Tales.
References
- Kristin Brody (1982). The Short Stories of Thomas Hardy. New York.
- "Thomas Hardy: Placenames". Neal.Oxborrow.net. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28.
- Pinion, F. B. (1978). A Hardy Companion. London.
External links
The Three Strangers public domain audiobook at LibriVox
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