Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy (2 June, 1840 – 11 January, 1928) was an English novelist and poet. 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.
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- 1840-06-02 · Dorset, England
- Died
- 1928-01-11
Known for
- Far from the Madding Crowd (2015) — Novel
- Tess (1979) — Novel
- Jude (1996) — Novel
- The Claim (2000) — Novel
- Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) — Novel
- Tess of the D'Urbervilles (2008) — Novel
- Trishna (2011) — Novel
- Under The Greenwood Tree (2005) — Novel
- The Return of the Native (1994) — Novel
- The Woodlanders (1998) — Author
- Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998) — Novel
- The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003) — Writer
- Far from the Madding Crowd (1998) — Novel
- Screen Two (1985) — Writer
- Jude the Obscure (1971) — Novel
- Exploits at West Poley (1985) — Book