Dysfunctional Families in the Wessex Novels of Thomas Hardy examines the diverse portrayals of dysfunctional families in Thomas Hardy's novels, which are used as a frame of reference for studying socio-historical changes in Victorian England. This work addresses why, in what ways, and to what end Hardy created so many dysfunctional families in the Wessex novels, which focused on the rural artisan stratum of the working class, and how the specific historical and social changes of the times affected them. The research in this book explores how the family, or lack of one, is used as a vehicle...

Dysfunctional Families in the Wessex Novels of Thomas Hardy examines the diverse portrayals of dysfunctional families in Thomas Hardy's novels, which are used as a frame of reference for studying socio-historical changes in Victorian England.