Tag Archives: Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy by Jane Drake (Wessex Books)

Posted on January 2, 2012 by

Wessex Books are a publishing house based in Wiltshire who specialise in books about the history, mysteries and legends of the Wessex region of South West England. I was unaware of Wessex Books until they contacted me before Christmas to … Continue reading →

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Under the Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

Under the Greenwood Tree, set in the small village of Mellstock in Thomas Hardy’s fictional Wessex, is both a love story and a nostalgic study into the disappearance of old traditions and a move towards a more modern way of … Continue reading →

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Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

Thomas Hardy really seems to be an author people either love or hate and Jude the Obscure must be the book that divides opinion more than any of his others. This is the third Hardy book I’ve read, the first … Continue reading →

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Review: A Pair of Blue Eyes by Thomas Hardy

Posted on July 28, 2010 by

These eyes were blue; blue as autumn distance – blue as the blue we see between the retreating mouldings of hills and woody slopes on a sunny September morning. A misty and shady blue, that had no beginning or surface, … Continue reading →

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Review: Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

Posted on May 15, 2010 by

Tess Durbeyfield’s life changes forever when her father learns that he is descended from the noble D’Urbervilles. After discovering that he has some wealthy D’Urberville relatives living nearby, Tess is sent to visit them in an attempt to improve the … Continue reading →

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Short Story Mini-Review: An Imaginative Woman by Thomas Hardy

Posted on April 23, 2010 by

An Imaginative Woman by Thomas Hardy (1894) This is the first of Thomas Hardy’s short stories that I’ve read but I would now like to read more. As you might expect from Hardy, An Imaginative Woman is well-written and descriptive … Continue reading →

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