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Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy, OM was an English novelist and poet of the naturalist movement, although in several poems he displays elements of the previous romantic and enlightenment periods of literature, such as his fascination with the supernatural.

While he regarded himself primarily as a poet who composed novels mainly for financial gain, during his lifetime he was much better known for his novels, such as Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Far from the Madding Crowd, which earned him a reputation as a great novelist. The bulk of his fictional works, initially published as serials in magazines, were set in the semi-fictional land of Wessex (based on the Dorchester region where he grew up) and explored tragic characters struggling against their passions and social circumstances.

English novelist and poet (1840–1928)

Born 2 June 1840
Died 11 January 1928

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  • Cover of: The pocket Thomas Hardy: being selections from the Wessex novels and poems of Thomas Hardy

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  • Cover of: Selected short stories and poems
    First published in 1992 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: Selected Stories
    First published in 1966 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: Selection of Poems
    First published in 1960 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: The poetical works of Thomas Hardy.
    First published in 1919 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: Thomas Hardy
    First published in 1986 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: Classic Short Stories

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  • Cover of: Wessex tales: strange, lively, and commonplace

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  • Cover of: The Well-beloved
    First published in 1897 2 editions — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: The World's One Hundred Best Stories: Volume Three: Mystery

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  • Cover of: The Dynasts: an Epic-Drama of the War with Napoleon

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    First published in 1951 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: Fireside Al's Treasury of Classic Stories

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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: Reader's Companion: Bronze Level

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  • Cover of: The Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 5: 1,800 Headwords David Copperfield (Bookworms Series)

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  • Cover of: The great novels of Thomas Hardy: Tess of the DÚrbervilles ; Far from the madding crowd ; The mayor of Casterbridge

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  • Cover of: The Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters
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  • Cover of: A Laodicean; or the Castle of the de Stancys: A Story of Today

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    First published in 1897 2 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition wellbelovedaske02hardgoog

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English novelist and poet (1840–1928)

Born 2 June 1840
Died 11 January 1928

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