THOMAS HARDY'S WORKS
THE WESSEX NOVELS
Volume XV.
A GROUP OF NOBLE DAMES
A
Group of Noble Dames
THAT IS TO SAY
THE FIRST COUNTESS OF WESSEX
BARBARA OF THE HOUSE OF GREBE
THE MARCHIONESS OF STONEHENGE
LADY MOTTISFONT
THE LADY ICENWAY
SQUIRE PETRICK'S LADY
ANNA, LADY BAXBY
THE LADY PENELOPE
THE DUCHESS OF HAMPTONSHIRE; AND
THE HONOURABLE LAURA
BY
THOMAS HARDY
WITH A MAP OF WESSEX
'. . . Store of Ladies, whose bright eyes
Rain influence.' L'Allegro.
London
MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED
NEW YORK : THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
First Collected Edition, 1891. New Edition and reprints, 1896-1900.
New Edition, 1903.
Contents
PART I
- BEFORE DINNER
- Dame the First: The First Countess of Wessex, 1
- Dame the Second: Barbara of the House of Grebe, 61
- Dame the Third: The Marchioness of Stonehenge, 107
- Dame the Fourth: Lady Mottisfont, 129
PART II
- AFTER DINNER
- Dame the Fifth: The Lady Icenway, 153
- Dame the Sixth: Squire Petrick’s Lady, 171
- Dame the Seventh: Anna, Lady Baxby, 187
- Dame the Eight: The Lady Penelope, 199
- Dame the Ninth: The Duchess Of Hamptonshire, 215
- Dame the Tenth: The Honourable Laura, 237
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