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William and Paul

Moving fluidly between the works and lives of some of the city’s most compelling artists

to exploding stars and exploding sea cucumbers – Amy Leach rekindles our communion with the world

Polikushka tells the tragic tale of a wayward drunk whose desperate chance to redeem himself ends in disaster

Far from the Madding Crowd merimee who has infuriating hopes ofThomas Hardy's novel of swift passion and slow courtship is imbued with evocative descriptions of rural life, and with unflinching honesty about sexual relationships. Its heroine, Bathsheba Everdene, takes up her position as a farmer on a large estate, where her confident presence draws three very different suitors: the gentleman farmer Boldwood, the soldier seducer Sergeant Troy and the devoted shepherd Gabriel Oak. Each, in contrasting ways,