A Laodicean

Released: December 13, 2018
Length: 17 hrs 6 mins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks

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In "A Laodicean: A Story of To-day," Thomas Hardy shifts from his traditional pre-industrial Wessex setting to the modern 1880s, exploring themes of social constraints, fate, and miscommunication amid advancements like telegraphs and trains. The narrative centers on Paula Power, an heiress to a railroad fortune who inherits the medieval Castle Stancy and hires architect George Somerset, who falls for her. Complicating her affections, Paula is also drawn to Captain de Stancy, supported by his manipulative son, William Dare, as she navigates her ambitions and desires in a changing world.

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