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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A resolution to avoid an evil is seldom framed till the evil is so far advanced as to make avoidance impossible. Go to Quote / Comment
The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that hope never entirely removes Go to Quote / Comment
Let me enjoy the earth no less because the all-enacting light that fashioned forth its loveliness had other aims than my delight. Go to Quote / Comment
"I can make you happy," said he to the back of her head, across the bush. "You shall have a piano in a year or two—farmers' wives are gettin... Go to Quote / Comment
The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him. Go to Quote / Comment