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Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June, 1840 – 11 January, 1928) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet of the naturalist movement, who delineated characters struggling against their passions and circumstances. The bulk of his work, set mainly in the semi-imaginary county of Wessex, is marked by poetic descriptions, and fatalism.
Biography
Thomas Hardy was born at at Higher Bockhampton, a hamlet in the parish of Stinsford to the east of Dorchester in Dorset. His father was a stonemason and local builder. His mother was ambitious and well-read, supplementing his formal education, which ended at the age of 16 when he became apprenticed to John Hicks, a local architect. Hardy trained as an architect in Dorchester before moving to London. He won prizes from the Royal Institute of British Architects and the Architectural Association. More on [ Thomas Hardy ]
Thomas Hardy Society of North America - Scholarly site featuring extensive research resources intended both for professionals and for amateur enthusiasts.
Meta Description: [ The site is maintained by an international group of scholars devoted to the works of the great English novelist and poet, Thomas Hardy. The TTHA site features extensive resources for research aimed at both professionals and amateur enthusiasts. Special links are provided for site searching as wel... ]
Academy of American Poets: Thomas Hardy - Biography, photograph, and selected poems.
Free Online Library: Thomas Hardy - Biographical sketch, and online text of Tess of the d'Urbervilles.
Meta Description: [ Thomas Hardy online books, Hardy, Thomas - Free Online Library - Thomas Hardy Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman, best known authors and titles are available on the Free Online Library ]
Human Morality and the Laws of Nature - Single essay showing how Hardy pits variable, changeable, human morality against the laws of nature.
Meta Description: [ Essay showing how Thomas Hardy pits variable, changeable, human morality against the eternal laws of Nature, by Ian Mackean ]
IMDb: Thomas Hardy - Filmography of films made from Hardy's novels.
Meta Description: [ Thomas Hardy - Filmography, Awards, Biography, Agent, Discussions, Photos, News Articles, Fan Sites ]
Max Gate - The Victorian villa which Thomas Hardy designed and built for himself in 1885. History, plan of the gardens, visits seminars and the Thomas Hardy Essay Competition.
Meta Description: [ A web-site dedicated to Max Gate, Thomas Hardy's last home where he wrote much of his poetry and famouse works ]
Talking to Thomas Hardy - Questions and answers written by leading experts on Hardy, from the Times Educational Supplement.
The Thomas Hardy Online Society - Critiques, books to download, and photographs of Thomas Hardy.
Meta Description: [ This is the official web site of The Thomas Hardy Society, based in Dorchester, Dorset UK ]
The Victorian Web: Thomas Hardy - Discussion of the author's work in historical context.
Thomas Hardy - Fifty-one of his poems online.
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Thomas Hardy Country : A Photographic Tour - A journey through Thomas Hardy's Dorset. High-quality photos of many major points of interest bring to life Hardy's time and the countryside about which he wrote.
Thomas Hardy Miscellany - An extensive site on Hardy and his works, including biographical and bibliographical information, photographs, and the complete text of the out-of-print book on Novelist or Poet? by Edward A. Newton.
Thomas Hardy Resource Library - Includes a selection of online texts of Hardy's works, a timeline/biography, information on film adaptations, reviews, and criticism and commentary.
Meta Description: [ Thomas Hardy Resource Library:
information relating to Thomas Hardy, his life and works ]
Thomas Hardy's World - Study guide created from three college seminars.
Today in Literature: Thomas Hardy - Biographical stories about Hardy's life and the creation of specific works. Requires free registration to read full articles.
Meta Description: [ Stories about Thomas Hardy's life and Jude the Obscure, Poems, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, The Mayor of Casterbridge. With links to essays & literary criticism and analysis. ]
Weatherbury Farm - Information about Thomas Hardy and Dorset, and the sequel to Far From the Madding Crowd.
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