Paula Byrne’s hefty biography, “Hardy Women,” considers the British poet and novelist Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) from the standpoint of the strong women who influenced him. The book’s ...

On 16th January 1928 the ashes of the poet and writer Thomas Hardy were buried in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey, immediately to the north of the grave of Charles Dickens. But his heart is buried ...

Now, as a result of two decades of research that combines architectural and literary criticism, this book provides a ground-breaking ‘reading’ of Thomas Hardy’s work – the renowned novelist and poet ...

The day will focus on Jude the Obscure - a novel by Thomas Hardy - which began as a magazine serial in December 1894 and was first published in book form in 1895 (though the title page says 1896).

They discuss why Hardy liked to present himself as an Arthurian knight ... Read more about Close Readings: ‘Crotchet Castle’ by Thomas Love Peacock Two recent books, by Peter Beinart and Rachel Shabi, ...