Life's Little Ironies - Wordsworth Classics Special edition From their influences

From their influences

until he dies in a magical accident that could possibly be her fault

Everything but him

But then she gets a phone call she never wanted to receive

Life's Little Ironies - Wordsworth Classics Special edition From their influencesIntroduction and Notes by Dr Claire Seymour, University of Kent at Canterbury. The proverbial phrase 'life's little ironies' was coined by Hardy for his third volume of short stories. These tales and sketches possess all the power of his novels: the wealth of description, the realistic portrayal of the quaint lore of Wessex, the 'Chaucerian' humour and characterisation, the shrewd and critical psychology, the poignant estimate of human nature and the