HARDY, Thomas.

£2,000 · Offered by Peter Harrington · No longer available

The Dynasts. Signed limited edition, one of 525 copies signed by the author and featuring a new etched portrait of Hardy signed by the artist Francis Dodd in pencil. Handsomely printed on large handmade paper, The Dynasts is the culmination of Hardy's interest in Napoleon and the Napoleonic wars. "Through more than thirty years this epic-drama was taking shape in his mind" (Purdy).The work was published in three parts from 1904 to 1908. As a closet drama, the play was intended for private reading rather than performance. Despite this, the play was staged in London's Kingsway Theatre in 1914, which led to a renewed interest in the work.

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