Women in Three Hardy Novels

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This 6 page paper explores the status of women in the Victorian era by examining the way they are presented in three Hardy novels, Tess of the D'Ubervilles, The Mayor of Casterbridge and Far from the Madding Crowd. The author argues that Hardy condemned the restricted roles women were forced to play with regard to courtship and marriage. Bibliograhy lists 3 sources.