Thomas Hardy was a British novelist, short story writer, and poet of the Naturalist movement. Hardy was born in Dorsetshire, with whose scenery he has made his readers familiar; bred an architect; first earned popularity in 1874 by his "Far from the Madding Crowd," which was followed by, among others, "The Return of the Native," "The Woodlanders," and "Tess of the D'Urbervilles," the last in 1892, books which require to be read in order to appreciate the genius of the author; b. 1840.
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Though a good deal is too strange to be believed, nothing is too strange to have happened. Go to Quote / Comment
The value of old age depends upon the person who reaches it. To some men of early performance it is useless. To others, who are late to develop, it just enables them to finish the job. Go to Quote / Comment
A man's silence is wonderful to listen to. Go to Quote / Comment
Like the British Constitution, she owes her success in practice to her inconsistencies in principle. Go to Quote / Comment
It may have been observed that there is no regular path for getting out of love as there is for getting in. Some people look upon marriage as ... Go to Quote / Comment