Thomas Hardy was part of the English naturalist movement. He wrote short stories, novels, and poetry. Stories in this collection include A Changed Man -- The Waiting Supper -- Alicia's Diary -- The Grave by the Handpost -- Enter a Dragoon -- A Tryst at an Ancient Earthwork -- What the Shepherd Saw -- A Committee Man of 'The Terror' -- Master John Horseleigh, Knight -- The Duke's Reappearance -- A Mere Interlude - and The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid.