Thomas Hardy

Biography

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.

Known For

Wessex Tales 1973 ★ 7.0
The Mayor of Casterbridge 1978 ★ 6.8
The Mayor of Casterbridge 2003 ★ 7.0
The Mayor of Casterbridge 2003 ★ 7.3
Thomas Hardy: Fate, Exclusion and Tragedy 2021
Far from the Madding Crowd 2010