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The Convergence of the Twain by Thomas Hardy About the Author: |
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Answer» Thomas Hardy 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. Like Dickens, he was highly critical of much in Victorian society, though Hardy focused more on declining rural society. While Hardy wrote poetry throughout his life and regarded himself primarily as a poet, his first collection was not published until 1898. Thomas Hardy was born in 1840 in Higher Bockhampton, a hamlet in the parish of Stinsford, where his father Thomas worked as a stonemason and local builder. Hardy’s family lacked the means of university education. His formal education ended at the age of 16 when he became apprenticed to James Hicke, a local architect. He remained preoccupied with his first wife’s death and tried to overcome his remorse by writing poetry. In 1910, Hardy had been awarded the Order of merit. |
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