Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy was an English writer of the late Victorian Era. His most notable works are the novels Tess of the d'Urbervilles, published in 1891, and Far from the Madding Crowd, published in 1874.

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• Lifetime: 2 June 1840 • 11 January 1928
• Main genre: Contemporary fiction (at the time of publication)
• Literary movement: Realism
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