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Thomas Hardy Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) (1840-1928)

English writer English writer known for his fiction known for his fiction as well as his poetry as well as his poetry

Concentrated on Concentrated on country and village country and village life in his particular life in his particular corner of southwest corner of southwest England England

Thomas Hardy Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) (1840-1928)

English writer English writer known for his fiction known for his fiction as well as his poetry as well as his poetry

Concentrated on Concentrated on country and village country and village life in his particular life in his particular corner of southwest corner of southwest England England

OverviewOverviewOverviewOverviewWessexWessexWessexWessexRural and Rural and agriculturalagricultural

Rural and Rural and agriculturalagricultural

TragediesTragediesTragediesTragedies


Thomas Hardy’s NovelsNovelsNovelsNovels Far from the Madding Far from the Madding CrowdCrowd

Far from the Madding Far from the Madding CrowdCrowd


The Mayor of The Mayor of CasterbridgeCasterbridge

The Mayor of The Mayor of CasterbridgeCasterbridge

The Return of the NativeThe Return of the Native The Return of the NativeThe Return of the Native

Tess of the D’UrbervillesTess of the D’Urbervilles Tess of the D’UrbervillesTess of the D’Urbervilles Jude the ObscureJude the Obscure Jude the ObscureJude the Obscure Other fictionOther fiction Other fictionOther fiction

PoetryPoetryPoetryPoetry Poems of 1912-13 Poems of 1912-13 Poems of 1912-13 Poems of 1912-13


Hardy’s Collected Hardy’s Collected Poems Poems

Hardy’s Collected Hardy’s Collected Poems Poems

The DynastsThe Dynasts The DynastsThe Dynasts OtherOther OtherOther

Book SummaryBook SummaryBook SummaryBook Summary Overview: Overview: Far Far from the Madding from the Madding CrowdCrowd traces a traces a line of rural line of rural courtships with courtships with Bathsheba Bathsheba Everdene Everdene

Overview: Overview: Far Far from the Madding from the Madding CrowdCrowd traces a traces a line of rural line of rural courtships with courtships with Bathsheba Bathsheba Everdene Everdene

Book SummaryBook Summary

Main CharactersMain CharactersMain CharactersMain Characters Bathsheba Bathsheba EverdeneEverdene

Bathsheba Bathsheba EverdeneEverdene


Farmer Boldwood Farmer Boldwood Farmer Boldwood Farmer Boldwood

Sergeant Troy Sergeant Troy Sergeant Troy Sergeant Troy

Gabriel OakGabriel Oak Gabriel OakGabriel Oak

Other Other CharactersCharacters

Other Other CharactersCharacters Henery FrayHenery Fray

Cain BallCain Ball Matthew MoonMatthew Moon Laban TallLaban Tall Mrs. HurstMrs. Hurst Liddy SmallburyLiddy Smallbury Jacob SmallburyJacob Smallbury Bill Smallbury, Bill Smallbury, Maryann MoneyMaryann Money

Mrs. Coggan Mrs. Coggan

Henery FrayHenery Fray Cain BallCain Ball Matthew MoonMatthew Moon Laban TallLaban Tall Mrs. HurstMrs. Hurst Liddy SmallburyLiddy Smallbury Jacob SmallburyJacob Smallbury Bill Smallbury, Bill Smallbury, Maryann MoneyMaryann Money

Mrs. Coggan Mrs. Coggan


Fanny RobinFanny Robin Joseph PoorgrassJoseph Poorgrass Jan CogganJan Coggan

Fanny RobinFanny Robin Joseph PoorgrassJoseph Poorgrass Jan CogganJan Coggan

SettingSettingSettingSetting Wessex, west Wessex, west SaxonySaxony

Norcombe Hill Norcombe Hill Village of Village of Weatherbury. Weatherbury.

Wessex, west Wessex, west SaxonySaxony

Norcombe Hill Norcombe Hill Village of Village of Weatherbury. Weatherbury.


Annual Fair at Annual Fair at GreenhillGreenhill

Casterbridge Casterbridge marketmarket

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Annual Fair at Annual Fair at GreenhillGreenhill

Casterbridge Casterbridge marketmarket

More More

Protagonist/Protagonist/AntagonistAntagonist

Protagonist/Protagonist/AntagonistAntagonist Protagonist is Protagonist is

Gabriel OakGabriel Oak Protagonist is Protagonist is Gabriel OakGabriel Oak


Antagonist is Antagonist is winning the love winning the love of Bathshebaof Bathsheba

Antagonist is Antagonist is winning the love winning the love of Bathshebaof Bathsheba

Plot SummaryPlot SummaryPlot SummaryPlot Summary Norcombe HillNorcombe Hill Gabriel and Gabriel and Bathsheba meetBathsheba meet

Bathsheba moves Bathsheba moves to Weatherbyto Weatherby

Gabriel loses his Gabriel loses his small farmsmall farm

Norcombe HillNorcombe Hill Gabriel and Gabriel and Bathsheba meetBathsheba meet

Bathsheba moves Bathsheba moves to Weatherbyto Weatherby

Gabriel loses his Gabriel loses his small farmsmall farm


Plot (cont.)Plot (cont.)Plot (cont.)Plot (cont.) Weatherbury farm Weatherbury farm Gabriel faithfully Gabriel faithfully works for her.works for her.

William Boldwood William Boldwood falls for her due to falls for her due to her “valentine.”her “valentine.”

Weatherbury farm Weatherbury farm Gabriel faithfully Gabriel faithfully works for her.works for her.

William Boldwood William Boldwood falls for her due to falls for her due to her “valentine.”her “valentine.”


The dashing Sargeant The dashing Sargeant Frank Troy, who once Frank Troy, who once loved Fanny, one of loved Fanny, one of Bathsheba’s servants, Bathsheba’s servants, now falls for her, too.now falls for her, too.

The dashing Sargeant The dashing Sargeant Frank Troy, who once Frank Troy, who once loved Fanny, one of loved Fanny, one of Bathsheba’s servants, Bathsheba’s servants, now falls for her, too.now falls for her, too.

Plot (cont.)Plot (cont.)Plot (cont.)Plot (cont.) Troy marries Troy marries Bathsheba, but he Bathsheba, but he begins to neglect begins to neglect and mistreat her.and mistreat her.

Troy marries Troy marries Bathsheba, but he Bathsheba, but he begins to neglect begins to neglect and mistreat her.and mistreat her.


When Troy hears of When Troy hears of Fanny’s death he Fanny’s death he leaves Bathsheba.leaves Bathsheba.

When Troy hears of When Troy hears of Fanny’s death he Fanny’s death he leaves Bathsheba.leaves Bathsheba.

She hears he has She hears he has drowned.drowned.

She hears he has She hears he has drowned.drowned.

ClimaxClimaxClimaxClimax Boldwood thinks Boldwood thinks Bathsheba is now Bathsheba is now a widow and a widow and plans a party to plans a party to propose.propose.

Troy, who is still Troy, who is still alive shows up.alive shows up.

Boldwood shoots Boldwood shoots and kills Troy.and kills Troy.

Boldwood thinks Boldwood thinks Bathsheba is now Bathsheba is now a widow and a widow and plans a party to plans a party to propose.propose.

Troy, who is still Troy, who is still alive shows up.alive shows up.

Boldwood shoots Boldwood shoots and kills Troy.and kills Troy.


ResolutionResolutionResolutionResolution Boldwood is tried Boldwood is tried and pronounced and pronounced insane.insane.

Boldwood is tried Boldwood is tried and pronounced and pronounced insane.insane.


Faithful Gabriel Faithful Gabriel finally marries finally marries Bathsheba.Bathsheba.

Faithful Gabriel Faithful Gabriel finally marries finally marries Bathsheba.Bathsheba.

BiographyBiographyBiographyBiography BirthBirth FamilyFamily SchoolingSchooling MarriagesMarriages CareersCareers Later lifeLater life

BirthBirth FamilyFamily SchoolingSchooling MarriagesMarriages CareersCareers Later lifeLater life

Author BioAuthor Bio

BirthBirthBirthBirth Place-Higher Place-Higher Bockhampton in Bockhampton in the English county the English county of Dorsetof Dorset

June 2, 1840June 2, 1840

Place-Higher Place-Higher Bockhampton in Bockhampton in the English county the English county of Dorsetof Dorset

June 2, 1840June 2, 1840


FamilyFamilyFamilyFamily Parents- Thomas Parents- Thomas (stonemason) and (stonemason) and Jemima HardyJemima Hardy

Siblings-one boy Siblings-one boy and two girlsand two girls

Famous relative-Famous relative-Thomas Hardy, a Thomas Hardy, a naval officernaval officer

Parents- Thomas Parents- Thomas (stonemason) and (stonemason) and Jemima HardyJemima Hardy

Siblings-one boy Siblings-one boy and two girlsand two girls

Famous relative-Famous relative-Thomas Hardy, a Thomas Hardy, a naval officernaval officer


SchoolingSchoolingSchoolingSchooling Studied with Studied with Dorset clergymanDorset clergyman

Apprenticeship Apprenticeship with local with local architectarchitect

Studied with Studied with Dorset clergymanDorset clergyman

Apprenticeship Apprenticeship with local with local architectarchitect


MarriagesMarriagesMarriagesMarriages First wife Emma First wife Emma Lavinia GiffordLavinia Gifford

First wife Emma First wife Emma Lavinia GiffordLavinia Gifford


Second wife was Second wife was Florence Emily Florence Emily DugdaleDugdale

Second wife was Second wife was Florence Emily Florence Emily DugdaleDugdale

CareersCareersCareersCareers


Architect for ten Architect for ten yearsyears

Architect for ten Architect for ten yearsyears

Novelist for thirty Novelist for thirty yearsyears

Novelist for thirty Novelist for thirty yearsyears

Poet for thirty-Poet for thirty-three yearsthree years

Poet for thirty-Poet for thirty-three yearsthree years

Later LifeLater LifeLater LifeLater Life Hardy died in Hardy died in Dorchester, on Dorchester, on January 11, 1928.January 11, 1928.

Hardy died in Hardy died in Dorchester, on Dorchester, on January 11, 1928.January 11, 1928.


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