Who is thomas hardy?

Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist, in the tradition of George Eliot, he was also influenced both in his novels and poetry by Romanticism, especially by William Wordsworth. Charles Dickens is another important influence on Thomas Hardy. Like Dickens, he was also highly critical of much in Victorian society, though Hardy focussed more on a declining rural society.

Read more about Thomas Hardy.

Famous quotes containing the words thomas and/or hardy:

    “The land of my fathers. My fathers can have it.”
    —Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)

    “And such are we—
    Unreasoning, sanguine, visionary—
    That I can hope
    Health, love, friends, scope
    In full for thee; can dream thou’lt find
    Joys seldom yet attained by humankind!”
    —Thomas Hardy (1840–1928)