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In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past

In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their selection of verses and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their introductions, the selectors offer a passionate and accessible introduction to some of the greatest poets in history. Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) was born in Dorset. He left school at sixteen to work as an apprentice for an architect who specialized in church restoration. He made his reputation as a novelist, and it wasn't until after the publication of his last novel, The Well-beloved, in 1897, that he dedicated himself to writing poetry.
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Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) was born in Dorset. He left school at sixteen to work as an apprentice for an architect who specialized in church restoration. He made his reputation as a novelist, and it wasn't until after the publication of his last novel, The Well-beloved, in 1897, that he dedicated himself to writing poetry.

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  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0571226736
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0571226733
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12 x 19.5 x 19.7 cm
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    Thomas Hardy was born in a cottage in Higher Bockhampton, near Dorchester, on 2 June 1840. He was educated locally and at sixteen was articled to a Dorchester architect, John Hicks. In 1862 he moved to London and found employment with another architect, Arthur Blomfield. He now began to write poetry and published an essay. By 1867 he had returned to Dorset to work as Hicks's assistant and began his first (unpublished) novel, The Poor Man and the Lady.

    On an architectural visit to St Juliot in Cornwall in 1870 he met his first wife, Emma Gifford. Before their marriage in 1874 he had published four novels and was earning his living as a writer. More novels followed and in 1878 the Hardys moved from Dorset to the London literary scene. But in 1885, after building his house at Max Gate near Dorchester, Hardy again returned to Dorset. He then produced most of his major novels: The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), The Woodlanders (1887), Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1891), The Pursuit of the Well-Beloved (1892) and Jude the Obscure (1895). Amidst the controversy caused by Jude the Obscure, he turned to the poetry he had been writing all his life. In the next thirty years he published over nine hundred poems and his epic drama in verse, The Dynasts.

    After a long and bitter estrangement, Emma Hardy died at Max Gate in 1912. Paradoxically, the event triggered some of Hardy's finest love poetry. In 1914, however, he married Florence Dugdale, a close friend for several years. In 1910 he had been awarded the Order of Merit and was recognized, even revered, as the major literary figure of the time. He died on 11 January 1928. His ashes were buried in Westminster Abbey and his heart at Stinsford in Dorset.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Imprescindible
Reviewed in Spain on 30 May 2019
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Las obras completas de Hardy son un tesoro que hay que tener si te gusta el autor.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great collection!
Reviewed in Germany on 29 December 2018
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Love all the books, very cheap.
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Jean Malcolm
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed his style o writing and use of language
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 October 2017
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Although I have seen plays of his books on TV I had never read any of his novels. Enjoyed his style o writing and use of language. I have not read them all so far.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommend those starting out in life to read all of ...
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Highly recommend those starting out in life to read all of them Thomas Hardy: The Complete Novels  The price was incredible for the Kindle version, about $1.99 for the complete set!

! Haven't read all of them yet, except "Tess of The d'Urbervilles". Obviously, it was mentioned several times in 50 Shades of Grey, so I had to check it out. I must say, for a book written in the 1800s, I was surprised the publisher was allowed to include the parts about Tess basically getting raped. However, clearly, Thomas Hardy had a keen eye for spotting the ridiculous and cruelty of human society. It's like watching Trump running his mouth, answering zero questions, running down a female candidate who had done nothing but great things for kids, the poor and on and on. She's been lied about for about 30 years all because the republicans could see her and Bill heading for the top power job in our country. But isn't that how our society still is? No good deed goes unpunished.

I think every kid about 15-30 needs to read all of Hardy's books, Jane Austin and Charles Dickens. The toys may be different now, but the nature of people has not changed one bit.
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carla biella
5.0 out of 5 stars I romanzi conosciuti e meno conosciuti ma forse altrettanto belli
Reviewed in Italy on 10 June 2016
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Questo volume include alcuni dei romanzi meno noti ma non meno belli di Hardy, al di là di quelli già conosciouti e amati che comunque si rileggono con piacere
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