Author: Thomas Hardy Forced by her parents' ambitions among her wealthy D'Urberville cousins, Tess Durbeyfield attracts the unscrupulous Alec. Seduced and discarded, she finds work as a milkmaid, and her...

Author: Thomas Hardy Tempestuous Eustacia Vye passes her days dreaming of passionate love and the escape it may bring from the small community of Egdon Heath. Hearing that Clym Yeobright...

Author: Thomas Hardy Jude Fawley's hopes of a university education are lost when he is trapped into marrying the earthy Arabella, who later abandons him. Moving to the town of...

Author: Thomas Hardy

Author: Thomas Hardy I’ve not always been what I am now’In a fit of drunken anger, Michael Henchard sells his wife and baby daughter for five guineas at a country...

Author: Thomas Hardy Passion and money, beauty and ambition, these are the opening themes in The Woodlanders, a novel revolving around a small village community coming to terms with a radically...

Author: Thomas Hardy Far From The Madding Crowd is one of the greatest love stories ofThomas hardy wherein he shows a deep understanding of human emotion. It concernsthe love affairs...