Access all your book's resources Teacher's Area

The Withered Arm

A woman and a man... words of love whispered on a summer night. Later, there is a child, but no wedding-ring. And then the man leaves the first woman, finds a younger woman, marries her... It's an old story. Yes, it's an old, old story. It happens all the time - today, tomorrow, a hundred years ago. People don't change. But this story, set among the green hills of southern England, has something different about it. Perhaps it is only a dream, or perhaps it is magic - a kind of strange dark magic that begins in the world of dreams and phantoms...
Read more

Authors

Thomas Hardy Retold by Jennifer Bassett

Language

English

Word count

5735

Level

CEFR A1

CEFR A2

Collection level

Stage 1

Collection

Oxford Bookworms Library

Exams

Cambridge English: Movers; Cambridge English: Flyers; Cambridge English: Key (KET); IELTS 1.0 – 3.0; TOEIC 120 – 545; TOEFL 8 – 56

Need more information?

We are glad to help you find the best option for your classes.

    Our Privacy Policy sets out how Oxford University Press handles your personal information, and your rights to object to your personal information being used for marketing to you or being processed as part of our business activities.

    This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

    Quote icon Education is at the heart of everything we do.