Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy was an English poet and author. He is credited for beginning the Naturalist Movement. Examples of his work include Jude the Obscure and The Mayor of Casterbridge.

While Thomas Hardy achieved limited popularity in his youth, his major success came at the age of 46 with the publishing of his hit novel The Mayor of Casterbridge. Hardy went on to write several successful books and collections of poetry. After being mobbed by crowds upon the release of Jude the Obscure, Hardy retired from writing novels.

• 1867: The Poor Man and the Lady
• 1974: Far From the Maddening Crowd
• 1886: The Mayor of Casterbridge
• 1971: Desperate Remedies
• 1891: Tess of the d'Urbervilles
• 1895: Jude the Obscure

• June 2, 1840: Born in Stinsford, Dorchester, England

• 1862: Enrolls at Kings College, London, to become an architect

• 1874: Marries Emma Lavinia Gifford

• 1885: Moves to Max Gate

• 1895: Gives up writing novels due to negative criticism

• 1910: Receives the Order of Merit

• 1912: Wife dies

• January 11, 1928: Dies

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• 1967: Far From the Madding Crowd

• 1971: Jude the Obscure

• 1978: The Mayor of Casterbridge

• 1979: Tess

• 1994: The Return of the Native

• 1996: Jude

• 1998: Tess of the D'Urbervilles

• 2003: The Mayor of Casterbridge

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