Thomas Hardy, (1840-1928) was a notable English novelist.
He was born in Dorsetshire.
Thomas Hardy studied architecture and practiced his profession for some years, but since 1873 has devoted his time to literature.
Among Hardy's best known novels may be mentioned For from the Madding Crowd, The Return of the Native, Two on a Tower, Tess of the D'Urbermlles, The Three Wayfarers, and Under the Greenwood Tree.
Hardy is recognized as one of the foremost English novelists.
Hardy's poetry, first published in his fifties, had a significant influence over modern English poetry.
A few of his poems, such as The Blinded Bird, expose his love of the natural world and his firm stance against animal cruelty.
A number of prominent composers, including Benjamin Britten, Gerald Finzi, and Gustav Holst, have set poems by Hardy to music.
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