The Works of Thomas Hardy

by Thomas Hardy, Michael Irwin (Introduction)

Overview

Against the backdrop of peaceful south-west England, complex characters make choices which often lead to tragic results.Spirited Bathsheba in Far From The Madding Crowd must choose between three suitors; her choice provokes disaster, Henchard--the mayor of Casterbridge--loses everything through an act of selfishness and cruelty, yet he commands sympathy as much as condemnation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781853264023
Publisher:	Wordsworth Editions, Limited
Publication date:	01/28/1994
Series:	Wordsworth Poetry Library Series
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	960
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.83(h) x 2.07(d)

About the Author

An English Victorian author of novels, poems, and short stories, Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) is best known for the classic books Far from the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, and Jude the Obscure. Set mostly in the semi-imagined region of Wessex, Hardy’s fictional works retain their popularity thanks to an accessible style, Romantic plots, and richly drawn characters.

Date of Birth:

June 2, 1840

Date of Death:

January 11, 1928

Place of Birth:

Higher Brockhampon, Dorset, England

Place of Death:

Max Gate, Dorchester, England

Education:

Served as apprentice to architect James Hicks