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Selected Poems (Poetry Library)

by Thomas Hardy

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0140585389
ISBN 13
9780140585384
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Penguin Books Ltd, 1986-04-24. Paperback. Very Good. 2.3858 in x 17.7919 in x 10.9898 in.

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Thomas Hardy was born on June 2, 1840. In his writing, he immortalized the site of his birth—Egdon Heath, in Dorset, near Dorchester. Delicate as a child, he was taught at home by his mother before he attended grammar school. At sixteen, Hardy was apprenticed to an architect, and for many years, architecture was his profession; in his spare time, he pursued his first and last literary love, poetry. Finally convinced that he could earn his living as an author, he retired from architecture, married, and devoted himself to writing. An extremely productive novelist, Hardy published an important book every year or two. In 1896, disturbed by the public outcry over the unconventional subjects of his two greatest novels— Tess of the D’Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure —he announced that he was giving up fiction and afterward produced only poetry. In later years, he received many honors. He died on January 11, 1928, and was buried in Poet’s Corner, in Westminster Abbey. It was as a poet that he wished to be remembered, but today critics regard his novels as his most memorable contribution to English literature for their psychological insight, decisive delineation of character, and profound presentation of tragedy.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Selected Poems (Poetry Library)
Author
Thomas Hardy
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
ISBN 10
0140585389
ISBN 13
9780140585384
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Place of Publication
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date Published
1986-04-24
Size
2.3858 in x 17.7919 in x 10.9898
X weight
0.2405 lb

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