The Well Beloved = Возлюбленная: на англ.яз.

Thomas Hardy was an English novelist and poet. &
quot;
The Well-Beloved&
quot; completes the cycle of Hardy'
s great novels, reiterating his favourite themes of man'
s eternal quest for perfection in both love and art, and the suffering that ensues. Jocelyn Pierston, celebrated sculptor, tries to create an image of his ideal woman - his imaginary Well-Beloved - in stone, just as he tries to find her in the flesh.