A Changed Man and Other Tales explained

A Changed Man and Other Tales is a collection of twelve tales written by Thomas Hardy. The collection was originally published in book form in 1913,^[1] although all of the tales had been previously published in newspapers or magazines from 1881 to 1900.^[2] There are eleven short stories and a novella The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid. At the end of the book there is a map of the imaginary Wessex of Hardy's novels and poems.^[3] Six of the stories were published before 1891 and therefore lacked international copyright protection when the collection began to be sold in October 1913.^[4]

Table of contents

• A Changed Man
• A Waiting Supper
• Alicia's Diary
• The Grave by the Handpost
• Enter a Dragoon
• A Tryst at an Ancient Earthwork
• What the Shepherd Saw
• A Committee-Man of 'The Terror'
• Master John Horseleigh, Knight
• The Duke's Reappearance
• A Mere Interlude
• The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid

Notes and References

1. Book: A Changed Man and Other Tales . 1913 . New York & London . Harper and Brothers. 9781427021571 .
2. Book: Hardy, Thomas. The Book Review Digest. 9. 233. 1913. https://books.google.com/books?id=E6k9AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA233.
3. Book: map of Wessex. A Changed Man and Other Tales. 1913. 9781427021571 . https://books.google.com/books?id=ki1XAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA407 . Hardy . Thomas .
4. Ray, Martin. Thomas Hardy's "What the Shepherd Saw". Yale University Library Gazette. 70. 1/2. Oct 1995. 65–71. 40859722.