Student Guide to Thomas Hardy

The purpose of this series is to promote the study of writing in the English language through the introduction of the major figures writing in English throughout the ages.

They provide an analytical and historical framework for understanding their subjects.

This text provides a summary of Hardy's life and an account of his major works, disclosing him as a feminist and despite his realism, an animist.

Hardy was first and last a poet - Haldane discusses his achievement and how it influenced his novels.