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...

Thomas Hardy Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) always regarded novel-writing as a necessary means of making money. His vocation was poetry.Apart from his genius, the sheer scale of Hardy's achievement is extraordinary:...

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...