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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Don't you go believing in sayings, Picotee: they are all made by men, for their own advantages. Women who use public proverbs as a guide throu... Go to Quote / Comment
The fundamental error of their matrimonial union that of having based a permanent contract on a temporary feeling. 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
Like the British Constitution, she owes her success in practice to her inconsistencies in principle. Go to Quote / Comment
A man's silence is wonderful to listen to. Go to Quote / Comment