In the mid- late 1800s and early 1900s, Thomas Hardy produced a plethora of eclectic works that were considered too candid and even sacrilegious for their time. Hardy's publishing of fiction, drama, poetry, and the short story ranks him with Shakespeare, one of few other authors in the English language to write major works in more than one literary genre. Growing up, Hardy apprenticed as an architect but soon realized his true calling was writing. He based much of his work on his homeland and local culture in England, creating the fictional county of Wessex, the setting for most of his...
In the mid- late 1800s and early 1900s, Thomas Hardy produced a plethora of eclectic works that were considered too candid and even sacrilegious fo...
The manuscript of Hardy's first great novel Far From the Madding Crowd vanished shortly after its first publication. Rediscovered in 1918 it sheds remarkable new light on the whole of Hardy's work. The manuscript pages, some of which are reproduced here in facsimile, reveal Hardy's original composition in the novel, and the reluctantly cancelled words which were the result of a long struggle with Sir Leslie Stephen, Hardy's editor. The book was originally commissioned as a rural piece, yet Hardy had other ideas, and author and editor battled over the novel's development. Morgan reveals that...
The manuscript of Hardy's first great novel Far From the Madding Crowd vanished shortly after its first publication. Rediscovered in 1918 it sheds rem...
Brief description of The Hardy Review The Hardy Review is the journal of The Thomas Hardy Association and is the premier journal devoted to the scholarly study of Thomas Hardy. Past issues have included symposia on Hardy and film, Hardy and dance, as well as papers from the international Hardy conferences. Individual papers in TTHA's Uncollected Items series (items unpublished to date), include first newspaper printings of Hardy's poems, pirated editions of his novels, uncollected articles and original literary resources, Peer-reviewed essays submitted by world-class scholars, recent graduate...
Brief description of The Hardy Review The Hardy Review is the journal of The Thomas Hardy Association and is the premier journal devoted to the schola...
