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    Thomas Hardy

    Thomas Hardy was born on June 2, 1840. In his writing, he immortalized the site of his birth—Egdon Heath, in Dorset, near Dorchester, England. Delicate as a child, he was taught at home by his mother before he attended grammar school. At 16, Hardy was apprenticed to an architect, and for many years, architecture was his profession; in his spare time, he pursued his first and last literary love, poetry. Finally convinced that he could earn his living as an author, he retired from architecture, married, and devoted himself to writing. An extremely productive novelist, Hardy published an important book every year or two. In 1896, disturbed by the public outcry over the unconventional subjects of his two greatest novels—Tess of the D'Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure—he announced that he was giving up fiction and afterward produced only poetry. In later years, he received many honors. He died on January 11, 1928, and was buried in Poets' Corner, in Westminster Abbey. It was as a poet that he wished to be remembered, but today critics regard his novels as his most memorable contribution to English literature for their psychological insight, decisive delineation of character, and profound presentation of tragedy. 
    Jude the Obscure
    Jude the Obscure
    Thomas Hardy
    9780241382691
    $25.00 US
    Hardcover
    Dec 10, 2019
    Penguin Classics
    The Mayor of Casterbridge
    The Mayor of Casterbridge
    Thomas Hardy
    9780241347775
    $26.00 US
    Hardcover
    Nov 13, 2018
    Penguin Classics
    The Mayor of Casterbridge
    The Mayor of Casterbridge
    Thomas Hardy
    9780345804013
    $14.00 US
    Paperback
    Nov 08, 2016
    Vintage
    Far from the Madding Crowd
    Far from the Madding Crowd
    Thomas Hardy
    9780241240274
    $24.00 US
    Hardcover
    Jun 30, 2015
    Penguin Classics
    Tess of the D'Urbervilles
    Tess of the D'Urbervilles
    Thomas Hardy
    9780345803986
    $10.00 US
    Paperback
    Mar 03, 2015
    Vintage
    Far From the Madding Crowd
    Far From the Madding Crowd
    Thomas Hardy
    9780451531827
    $6.95 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Jun 07, 2011
    Signet
    Tess of the D'Urbervilles
    Tess of the D'Urbervilles
    Thomas Hardy
    9780141040332
    $24.00 US
    Hardcover
    Oct 27, 2009
    Penguin Classics
    The Mayor of Casterbridge
    The Mayor of Casterbridge
    Thomas Hardy
    9780451530929
    $5.95 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Apr 01, 2008
    Signet
    Tess of the D'Urbervilles
    Tess of the D'Urbervilles
    Thomas Hardy
    9780451530271
    $9.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Sep 05, 2006
    Signet
    The Fiddler of the Reels and Other Stories
    The Fiddler of the Reels and Other Stories
    1888-1900
    Thomas Hardy
    9780140439007
    $18.00 US
    Paperback
    Nov 25, 2003
    Penguin Classics
    Far from the Madding Crowd
    Far from the Madding Crowd
    Thomas Hardy
    9780375757976
    $17.00 US
    Paperback
    Dec 11, 2001
    Modern Library
    Jude the Obscure
    Jude the Obscure
    Thomas Hardy
    9780375757419
    $20.00 US
    Paperback
    Aug 14, 2001
    Modern Library
    Tess of the d'Urbervilles
    Tess of the d'Urbervilles
    A Pure Woman
    Thomas Hardy
    9780375756795
    $10.00 US
    Paperback
    Feb 13, 2001
    Modern Library
    The Return of the Native
    The Return of the Native
    Thomas Hardy
    9780375757181
    $16.00 US
    Paperback
    Feb 13, 2001
    Modern Library
    Two on a Tower
    Two on a Tower
    Thomas Hardy
    9780140435368
    $18.00 US
    Paperback
    Jul 01, 2000
    Penguin Classics
    The Return of the Native
    The Return of the Native
    Thomas Hardy
    9780140435184
    $10.00 US
    Paperback
    Aug 01, 1999
    Penguin Classics
    Selected Poems of Thomas Hardy
    Selected Poems of Thomas Hardy
    Thomas Hardy
    9780140436990
    $17.00 US
    Paperback
    Dec 01, 1998
    Penguin Classics
    A Pair of Blue Eyes
    A Pair of Blue Eyes
    Thomas Hardy
    9780140435290
    $18.00 US
    Paperback
    Dec 01, 1998
    Penguin Classics
    The Woodlanders
    The Woodlanders
    Thomas Hardy
    9780140435474
    $12.00 US
    Paperback
    Aug 01, 1998
    Penguin Classics
    The Woodlanders
    The Woodlanders
    Introduction by Margaret Drabble
    Thomas Hardy
    9780375400827
    $24.00 US
    Hardcover
    Jun 09, 1998
    Everyman's Library

    Books

    Jude the Obscure
    Jude the Obscure
    Thomas Hardy
    9780241382691
    $25.00 US
    Hardcover
    Dec 10, 2019
    Penguin Classics
    The Mayor of Casterbridge
    The Mayor of Casterbridge
    Thomas Hardy
    9780241347775
    $26.00 US
    Hardcover
    Nov 13, 2018
    Penguin Classics
    The Mayor of Casterbridge
    The Mayor of Casterbridge
    Thomas Hardy
    9780345804013
    $14.00 US
    Paperback
    Nov 08, 2016
    Vintage
    Far from the Madding Crowd
    Far from the Madding Crowd
    Thomas Hardy
    9780241240274
    $24.00 US
    Hardcover
    Jun 30, 2015
    Penguin Classics
    Tess of the D'Urbervilles
    Tess of the D'Urbervilles
    Thomas Hardy
    9780345803986
    $10.00 US
    Paperback
    Mar 03, 2015
    Vintage
    Far From the Madding Crowd
    Far From the Madding Crowd
    Thomas Hardy
    9780451531827
    $6.95 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Jun 07, 2011
    Signet
    Tess of the D'Urbervilles
    Tess of the D'Urbervilles
    Thomas Hardy
    9780141040332
    $24.00 US
    Hardcover
    Oct 27, 2009
    Penguin Classics
    The Mayor of Casterbridge
    The Mayor of Casterbridge
    Thomas Hardy
    9780451530929
    $5.95 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Apr 01, 2008
    Signet
    Tess of the D'Urbervilles
    Tess of the D'Urbervilles
    Thomas Hardy
    9780451530271
    $9.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Sep 05, 2006
    Signet
    The Fiddler of the Reels and Other Stories
    The Fiddler of the Reels and Other Stories
    1888-1900
    Thomas Hardy
    9780140439007
    $18.00 US
    Paperback
    Nov 25, 2003
    Penguin Classics
    Far from the Madding Crowd
    Far from the Madding Crowd
    Thomas Hardy
    9780375757976
    $17.00 US
    Paperback
    Dec 11, 2001
    Modern Library
    Jude the Obscure
    Jude the Obscure
    Thomas Hardy
    9780375757419
    $20.00 US
    Paperback
    Aug 14, 2001
    Modern Library
    Tess of the d'Urbervilles
    Tess of the d'Urbervilles
    A Pure Woman
    Thomas Hardy
    9780375756795
    $10.00 US
    Paperback
    Feb 13, 2001
    Modern Library
    The Return of the Native
    The Return of the Native
    Thomas Hardy
    9780375757181
    $16.00 US
    Paperback
    Feb 13, 2001
    Modern Library
    Two on a Tower
    Two on a Tower
    Thomas Hardy
    9780140435368
    $18.00 US
    Paperback
    Jul 01, 2000
    Penguin Classics
    The Return of the Native
    The Return of the Native
    Thomas Hardy
    9780140435184
    $10.00 US
    Paperback
    Aug 01, 1999
    Penguin Classics
    Selected Poems of Thomas Hardy
    Selected Poems of Thomas Hardy
    Thomas Hardy
    9780140436990
    $17.00 US
    Paperback
    Dec 01, 1998
    Penguin Classics
    A Pair of Blue Eyes
    A Pair of Blue Eyes
    Thomas Hardy
    9780140435290
    $18.00 US
    Paperback
    Dec 01, 1998
    Penguin Classics
    The Woodlanders
    The Woodlanders
    Thomas Hardy
    9780140435474
    $12.00 US
    Paperback
    Aug 01, 1998
    Penguin Classics
    The Woodlanders
    The Woodlanders
    Introduction by Margaret Drabble
    Thomas Hardy
    9780375400827
    $24.00 US
    Hardcover
    Jun 09, 1998
    Everyman's Library

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