Author
Thomas Hardy (1840–1928) is represented here by 10 public-domain titles, including A pair of blue eyes, Far from the Madding Crowd, and Jude the Obscure. This page is a shelf list: the books are read on Open Library, not stored here.
by Thomas Hardy
Far from the Madding Crowd originally appeared anonymously as a monthly serial in Cornhill Magazine, where it gained a wide readership. Far from the Madding Crowd is set in Thomas Hardy's Wessex in rural southwest England, as had been his earlier Under the Greenwood Tree.
by Thomas Hardy
Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman initially appeared in a censored and serialised version, published by the British illustrated newspaper The Graphic, then in book form in three volumes, and as a single volume. Although now considered a major novel of the 19th century, Tess of the d'Urbervilles received mixed reviews when it first appeared, in part because it challenged the morals of late Victorian England.
by Thomas Hardy
The Return of the Native first appeared in the magazine Belgravia, a publication known for its sensationalism, and was presented in 12 monthly instalments from 9 January to 19 December. Because of the novel's controversial themes, Hardy had some difficulty finding a publisher; reviews, however, though somewhat mixed, were generally positive.
by Thomas Hardy
A pair of blue eyes was the first of Hardy's novels to bear his name and was included by Hardy in his "romances and fantasies".
by Thomas Hardy
Two on a Tower is regarded as one of his minor works. Two on a Tower is one of Hardy's Wessex novels, set in late Victorian Dorset.
by Thomas Hardy
The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament spans forty years, and follows Jocelyn Pierston, a celebrated sculptor who attempts to create in stone the image of his ideal woman, while he tries also to find her in the flesh. The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament was serialized, and published as a book.