Treasury of World Masterpieces, Thomas Hardy

Name: Treasury of World Masterpieces, Thomas Hardy
Author: Unknown Author
ISBN: 9780070647893

by Unknown Author

735 pages1982Octopus Books LimitedISBN 9780070647893

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With unfailing honesty and lyrical writing, Thomas Hardy captured his heroes’ intimate relationship with the natural and social environment. Here are three of his finest works, uncut: the popular and lyrical Tess of the D’ Urbervilles; The Mayor of Casterbridge, with its unforgettable and tragically flawed title character; and Far From the Madding Crowd.

Publication Details

Publisher: Octopus Books Limited
Published: 1982
Pages: 735
ISBN: 9780070647893
Language: en

About Unknown Author

Thomas Hardy, OM was an English novelist and poet of the naturalist movement, although in several poems he displays elements of the previous romantic and enlightenment periods of literature, such as his fascination with the supernatural. While he regarded himself primarily as a poet who composed novels mainly for financial gain, during his lifetime he was much better known for his novels, such as Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Far from the Madding Crowd, which earned him a reputation as a great novelist. The bulk of his fictional works, initially published as serials in magazines, were set in the semi-fictional land of Wessex (based on the Dorchester region where he grew up) and explored tragic characters struggling against their passions and social circumstances.