Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy

Writing2nd June 1840(died at 87)Dorset, England29 titles

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.

Born

2nd June 1840 · Dorset, England

Died

11th January 1928

Known for

Writing

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Known for

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

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