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June 30, 2023 | History

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 Well-beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament
    First published in 1897 2 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition wellbelovedaske02hardgoog

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  • Cover of: The return of the native
    First published in 1980 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition returnofnative1980hard

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  • Cover of: THE HAND OF ETHELBERTA (THE NEW WESSEX THOMAS HARDY)
    First published in 1986 1 edition — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: RETURN OF THE NATIVE (PAPERMACS S.)
    First published in 1958 1 edition — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: The writings of Thomas Hardy in prose and verse: with prefaces and notes

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  • Cover of: Life's little ironies: few crusted characters
    First published in 2014 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: Ka si te qiao shi zhang
    First published in 1994 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: La Risée du temps
    First published in 1993 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: Tales from Longpuddle
    First published in 2008 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: The life and death of the Mayor of Casterbridge
    First published in 1947 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: Life's little ironies: a set of tales ; with some colloquial sketches, entitled A few crusted characters

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  • Cover of: Far from the madding crowd
    First published in 2012 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: Librivox Short Story Collection 046

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  • Cover of: The dynasts, an epic-drama of the war with Napoleon: and, The famous tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall. --

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  • Cover of: De burgemeester van Casterbridge
    First published in 2007 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: The Mayor of Casterbridge
    First published in 2012 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: The Mayor of Casterbridge: with related readings

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  • Cover of: Time's laughingstocks, and other verses. --
    First published in 1910 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: Wessex poems, and other verses: poems of the past and the present

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  • Cover of: Les intrus de la Maison Haute: précédé d'un autre conte du Wessex

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English novelist and poet (1840–1928)

Born 2 June 1840
Died 11 January 1928

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