The Ruined Maid

Thomas Hardy

18 pages 36-minute read

Thomas Hardy

The Ruined Maid

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1866

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Victorian society branded certain women as 'ruined,' but Thomas Hardy had other ideas about who was really thriving. Test your understanding of this satirical poem that turns conventional morality completely on its head.

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