Gone to Earth (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Shropshire Rural Tragedy of Untamed Nature, Desire, Innocence, and MysticismBy Mary Gladys Meredith Webb
Length10h 14m
About this audiobook
Set amid the woods, fields, and superstition-haunted villages of Shropshire, Gone to Earth is a lyrical rural tragedy centered on Hazel Woodus, a wild, instinctive young woman caught between the predatory squire Jack Reddin and the idealistic minister Edward Marston. Webb's prose fuses sensuous nature writing, local dialect, biblical cadence, and melodramatic intensity, placing the novel in conversation with Thomas Hardy's fatalism while retaining its own visionary, almost pagan apprehension of landscape and animal life. Mary Gladys Meredith Webb (1881–1927) drew deeply on the Shropshire countryside in which she lived, and her frail health, spiritual seriousness, and intimacy with rural communities shaped her fiction's unusual mixture of realism and mysticism. Writing during the early twentieth century, when industrial modernity increasingly threatened older country ways, Webb transformed provincial material into symbolic drama, giving particular force to women, outsiders, and creatures vulnerable to human possession. This novel is recommended to readers interested in English regional fiction, ecological imagination, and tragic studies of desire and innocence. Though emotionally heightened, Gone to Earth rewards careful reading as a powerful meditation on freedom, cruelty, and the cost of living according to one's untamed nature.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length10 hrs 14 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 9, 2020
LanguageEnglish
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