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Thomas Hardy
AuthorBooks · Second hand1840-1928
Thomas Hardy was an English novelist, poet and architect. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry of William Wordsworth. He was highly critical of much in Victorian society, especially on the declining status of rural people in Britain such as those from his native South West England.
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About Thomas Hardy
Birth
1840
Death
1928
First book
1874
Years writing
152
Thomas Hardy was an English novelist, poet and architect. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry of William Wordsworth. He was highly critical of much in Victorian society, especially on the declining status of rural people in Britain such as those from his native South West England.
Thomas Hardy considered himself primarily a poet, even though he achieved global fame through his novels.
His most celebrated works, such as Tess of the d'Urbervilles, are set in the semi-fictional region of Wessex.
He wrote his novels mainly for financial gain, despite his immense narrative talent.
His stories explore the struggle of tragic characters against their own passions and rigid social circumstances.
Although he was a naturalist author, his poetry often reveals a unique fascination with the supernatural.
