In the edge of the forests. Gardi T.

Thomas Gardi (1840-1928)-an English writer, which is characterized by a definition expressing the main calling of literature: to depict a natural and spiritual essence of man. The versatility of the manifestations of this human essence in the books of Thomas Hardy is such that some perceive his works as “masterpieces of a love novel”, while others - as pamphlets against estate inequality. It is known that the bishop of the Anglican Church arranged a public burning of one of his books, as a violation of the moral credo of society, while Maxim Gorky put a Hardy on a par with Balzac, Zola and Mopasan...

Roman transfers the reader to the very depths of rural England. The village of Small Hintok - the place of action of the novel - is so small that it is even difficult to find in the threshold region, but it is here that the tragedies of "truly Sofoklian greatness" are played out. The reason for these tragedies is a clash of natural human characters preserved in the reserve of the wilderness of rural England.