The four seasons of the Wessex year form the backdrop for the delightful romance of Dick Dewy and Fancy Day. The ups and downs oftheir courtship are set alongside the story of the rustics who form the church choir.
Biography
Victorian novelist and poet Thomas Hardy focused much of his work -- including classics like Far from the Madding Crowd (1874) and Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891) on man's futile struggle against unseen forces. Of his rather unromantic outlook on life, Hardy once said, "Pessimism is, in brief, playing the sure game. You cannot lose at it; you may gain. It is the only view of life in which you can never be disappointed."More About the AuthorCustomer ReviewsReader Rating: Ratings: 4Be the first to write a review!
Fact File
Name:
Thomas Hardy
Date of Birth:
June 02, 1840
Place of Birth:
Higher Brockhampon, Dorset, England
Date of Death
January 11, 1928
Place of Death
Max Gate, Dorchester, England
Education:
Served as apprentice to architect James Hicks
