Thomas Hardy
Writing
June 2, 1840 — January 11, 1928Dorset, England
Thomas Hardy (2 June, 1840 – 11 January, 1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry of William Wordsworth. He was highly critical of much in Victorian society, especially on the declining status of rural people in Britain, such as those from his native South West England.
Known for
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movieTrishna
2011
Novel
movieThe Claim
2000
Novel
movieThe Woodlanders
1998
Author
movieJude
1996
Novel
tvScreen Two
1985
Writer
movieThe Secret of the Devil's Pocket
1981
Short Story
movieTess
1979
Novel
tvWessex Tales
1973
Short Story
Acting1
movieThomas Hardy: Fate, Exclusion and Tragedy
2021
Self (archive footage)
Creator1
tvWessex Tales
1973
Creator