Ch 22: The Short Stories of Thomas Hardy
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Students Will Review:
This chapter helps students review the concepts in a Thomas Hardy short story unit of a standard literature course. Topics covered include:
- A summary and analysis of Hardy's 'The Three Strangers'
- 'The Three Strangers' setting, characters and themes
- Examples of conflict in 'The Three Strangers'

1. The Three Strangers by Thomas Hardy: Summary & Analysis
Three strangers are not who they seem to be in this short story by Thomas Hardy. In this lesson, we'll dive deeper into ''The Three Strangers'' and analyze some of the aspects of the action.

2. The Three Strangers: Characters & Setting
Thomas Hardy's short story 'The Three Strangers' tells of a mystery one night out in the country when a criminal comes to a party. This lesson will explore the setting and characters of the story.

3. The Three Strangers: Theme & Conflict
The short story 'The Three Strangers' by Thomas Hardy tells of a mystery to find which stranger at a party is a criminal. This lesson will explore the conflict of the story as well as the themes of justice and looks being deceiving.
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Other Chapters
Other chapters within the Short Stories: Study Guide & Homework Help course
- The Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant
- Studying The Lady or the Tiger
- The Short Stories of Washington Irving
- The Short Stories of Saki
- The Short Stories of Katherine Mansfield
- The Short Stories of Anton Chekhov
- Studying Desiree's Baby
- Studying The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky
- Studying The Yellow Wallpaper
- Studying The Brass Teapot
- Studying Death by Scrabble
- The Short Stories of Arthur Conan Doyle
- The Short Stories of Joseph Conrad
- The Short Stories of Jack London
- The Short Stories of Edith Wharton
- The Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce
- Short Stories by Genre
- Short Stories Summary & Analysis
- The Short Stories of Kate Chopin
- The Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe
- The Short Stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne
- The Short Stories of Mark Twain