Thomas Hardy is one of the sacred figures in English writing, a great poet and a novelist with a world reputation. His life was also extraordinary: from the poverty of rural Dorset he went on to become the Grand Old Man of English life and letters, his last resting place in Westminster Abbey. This seminal biography, by our leading biographer, covers Hardy's illegitimate birth, his rural upbringing, his escape to London in the 1860s, his marriages, his status as a bestselling novelist, and in later life, his supreme achievements as a poet.
| ISBN: | 9780141017419 |
| Publication date: | 5th July 2007 |
| Author: | Claire Tomalin |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 486 pages |
| Genres: |
Biography: writers Literature: history and criticism |
Thomas Hardy is one of the sacred figures in English writing, a great poet and a novelist with a world reputation. His life was also extraordinary: from the poverty of rural Dorset he went on to become the Grand Old Man of English life and letters, his last resting place in Westminster Abbey. This seminal biography, by our leading biographer, covers Hardy's illegitimate birth, his rural upbringing, his escape to London in the 1860s, his marriages, his status as a bestselling novelist, and in later life, his supreme achievements as a poet.
Thomas Hardy features in the following genres: Biography: writers, Literature: history and criticism
Thomas Hardy is available in Paperback, Ebook
Thomas Hardy was written by Claire Tomalin and published by Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Thomas Hardy has 486 pages