Books by Thomas Hardy

Portrait of Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy stands as one of the defining voices of nineteenth‑century English literature, celebrated for his vivid portrayals of rural Wessex and his unflinching insight into human struggle. His novels, including enduring classics such as *Tess of the d'Urbervilles* and *Far from the Madding Crowd*, capture a world in transition, where tradition collides with the forces of modernity. Hardy's finely tuned prose and deep empathy for his characters reveal the complexities of fate, love, and social convention.

Beyond his fiction, Hardy's poetry cemented his reputation as a writer of remarkable emotional range and technical precision. His verse, often meditative and elegiac, mirrors the same keen observation and moral questioning that shaped his prose. Together, his works form a rich and timeless portrait of human endurance, making Hardy an essential figure for readers drawn to the beauty and melancholy of the English countryside.

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  • Tess of the d'Urbervilles

    Fantom Films Limited Tess of the d'Urbervilles

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  • Tess of the d'Urbervilles

    Flame Tree Publishing Tess of the d'Urbervilles

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    Book SynopsisLittle treasures, the FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by a Glossary of Victorian and Literary terms produced for the modern reader. Widely considered to be Thomas Hardy’s greatest work, Tess of the d’Urbervilles was first published in serialised form in 1891 and then published as a single volume one year later in 1892. During this time, it received mixed reviews from critics who believed it to be immoral. It is now loved worldwide and has been adapted into plays, operas and many different films and television programmes. The story of Tess Durbeyfield and her search for fortune is a moving look into a Victorian world that we have left behind, and still stands as a gripping story for contemporary readers.

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  • Tess of the D'Urbervilles

    Arcturus Publishing Ltd Tess of the D'Urbervilles

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  • North Parade Publishing Tess of the dUrbervilles

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    £13.50

  • Far from the Madding Crowd

    Flame Tree Publishing Far from the Madding Crowd

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    Book SynopsisLittle treasures, the FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by a Glossary of Victorian and Literary terms produced for the modern reader. Thomas Hardy’s perennially popular and oft-adapted fourth novel, Far from the Madding Crowd (1874), was also hugely successful in his day. Following the intertwining lives of its characters, we watch as independent and free-spirited Bathsheba Everdene makes various false starts with her infatuated neighbour William Boldwood and the dashing soldier Sergeant Troy (who is also involved with the tragic Fanny Robin), before finally accepting that her heart lies with faithful shepherd Gabriel Oak. It truly deserves its designation as one of the greatest love stories of all time.

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  • Tess of the d'Ubervilles

    Alma Books Ltd Tess of the d'Ubervilles

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    Book SynopsisAfter an accident, Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of impoverished peasants, decides to call on the aristocratic d'Urbervilles, as she believes that she is also descended from their ancient Norman lineage and that they can rescue her family from indigence. Unfortunately she is taken under the wing of the immoral libertine scion Alec d'Urberville, who seduces and scorns her. While she attempts to rebuild her life, she falls in love with the virtuous farmer Angel Clare and must find a way to defeat the demons of her past. Controversial when it was first published for challenging Victorian morals, Tess of the d'Urbervilles has become Thomas Hardy's most popular novel, catching the imaginations of generations of readers with its high drama, endearing heroine and powerful evocations of the southern English countryside.Trade ReviewThe greatest poet and novelist of our age. -- John Cowper Powys

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  • Far From the Madding Crowd: Annotated Edition

    Alma Books Ltd Far From the Madding Crowd: Annotated Edition

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    Book SynopsisBathsheba Everdene is a headstrong young woman who attracts the attentions of a succession of ill-matched suitors: a quiet sheep farmer, a handsome soldier and an older, wealthy landowner. As the men vie for her affections, she struggles to retain her independence of spirit in the face of their declarations. Introducing readers to the fictional county of Wessex, Thomas Hardy’s fourth work of fiction was one of his greatest triumphs, both commercially and critically. Its tale of passion, jealousy and unrequited love is now regarded as one of the finest novels of the nineteenth century, and one of the greatest love stories of all time.Trade ReviewFar from the Madding Crowd is the first of Thomas Hardy’s great novels, and the first to sound the tragic note for which his fiction is best remembered. -- Margaret Drabble

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  • Tess of the d'Urbervilles

    Wordsworth Editions Ltd Tess of the d'Urbervilles

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisIntroduction and Notes by Michael Irwin, Professor of English Literature, University of Kent at Canterbury. Set in Hardy's Wessex, Tess is a moving novel of hypocrisy and double standards. Its challenging sub-title, A Pure Woman, infuriated critics when the book was first published in 1891, and it was condemned as immoral and pessimistic. It tells of Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of a poor and dissipated villager, who learns that she may be descended from the ancient family of d'Urbeville. In her search for respectability her fortunes fluctuate wildly, and the story assumes the proportions of a Greek tragedy. It explores Tess's relationships with two very different men, her struggle against the social mores of the rural Victorian world which she inhabits and the hypocrisy of the age. In addressing the double standards of the time, Hardy’s masterly evocation of a world which we have lost, provides one of the most compelling stories in the canon of English literature, whose appeal today defies the judgement of Hardy’s contemporary critics.

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  • Life's Little Ironies

    Wordsworth Editions Ltd Life's Little Ironies

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    Book SynopsisIntroduction and Notes by Dr Claire Seymour, University of Kent at Canterbury. The proverbial phrase 'life's little ironies' was coined by Hardy for his third volume of short stories. These tales and sketches possess all the power of his novels: the wealth of description, the realistic portrayal of the quaint lore of Wessex, the 'Chaucerian' humour and characterisation, the shrewd and critical psychology, the poignant estimate of human nature and the brooding sense of wonder at the essential mystery of life. The tales which make up Life's Little Ironies tenderly re-create a rapidly vanishing rural world and scrutinise the repressions of fin-de-siecle bourgeois life. They share the many concerns of Hardy's last great novels, such as the failure of modern marriage and the insidious effects of social ambition on the family and community life. Ranging widely in length and complexity, they are unified by Hardy's quintessential irony, which embraces both the farcical and the tragic aspects of human existence.

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    £5.35

  • Far From The Madding Crowd

    Everyman Far From The Madding Crowd

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    Book SynopsisBathsheba Everdene is a strong, confident woman who becomes a powerful farmer. But her emotional life descends into chaos as she becomes involved with three very different men.

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  • Jude The Obscure

    Everyman Jude The Obscure

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    Book SynopsisHardy's last novel is the story of a young working man destroyed by the partial fulfilment of his dreams. He is torn between his desires for the life of the body and the life of the mind, as represented by two women - the vulgar but lustrous Arabella and the refined and frigid Sue.

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  • The Return Of The Native

    Everyman The Return Of The Native

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    Book SynopsisWild passion leads to tragedy as love is perverted by marriage. But the concerns of mortals are belittled by the sombre, immemorial presence of Egdon Heath, perhaps Hardy's finest evocation of his native landscape. The text is accompanied by a critical introduction.

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  • The Mayor Of Casterbridge

    Everyman The Mayor Of Casterbridge

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    Book SynopsisD H Lawrence remarked that Hardy's best novels were about 'the struggle into love and the struggle with love', and THE MAJOR OF CASTLEBRIDGE is no exception. One of the long series of Wessex tales include FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD, it is the story of the brooding and sometimes brutal Michael Henchard and the women with whom he searches for happiness in the harsh world of the nineteenth-century rural England

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  • Hardy Poems

    Everyman Hardy Poems

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    Book SynopsisDistringuished as both a great novelist and a great poet. Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) had a writing career which spanned more than sixty years, concentrating first on prose and then, after publishing his last novel in 1895, on verse. A master of the short lyric and the vivid narrative, Hardy is pre-eminently the poet of remembrance and tender regret for lost happiness; but he is also an ironist whose exquisite descriptions of rural life are the setting for bitingly sharp observations of human frailty.

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  • Far from the Madding Crowd

    Real Reads Far from the Madding Crowd

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    Book SynopsisYoung, attractive and impetuous, Bathsheba has inherited a farm and is determined to be as independent as possible. Her natural beauty is a magnet for men; how will she choose between them? Gabriel Oak is a young farmer, just set up in business with his own flock of sheep. He meets Bathsheba and falls in love with her, but she turns him down. He has to stand by and watch while the woman he loves is courted by others, first by William Boldwood, much older than Bathsheba; then by Sergeant Troy, young, handsome, and reckless. Who will she choose? Throughout Bathsheba’s series of mistakes, Gabriel remains her loyal friend. But will he ever be more than just a friend?

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    £6.99

  • Mayor of Casterbridge

    Real Reads Mayor of Casterbridge

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    Book SynopsisHenchard is a handsome farm labourer. When he gets drunk at a country fair, he sells his wife and child to a sailor. The next day, ashamed by what he has done, he lets people believe that his wife has died. Thus begins a chain of events which leads Henchard deep into dishonesty and betrayal. Repentant and determined to change his ways, Henchard works hard to improve his fortunes. He becomes rich, and is elected mayor of Casterbridge – though his temper and his pride make him difficult to like. When Henchard’s wife and daughter come back to find him, will he accept them? And what might they want from him? Will a reunion mean a happy ending?

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  • Tess of the Durbervilles

    Real Reads Tess of the Durbervilles

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    Book SynopsisHer new employer, Alec d’Urberville, seems charming and kind. Tess has a mind of her own, but she is vulnerable and alone among strangers. Can she trust Alec? A year later Tess meets Angel Clare, and they fall in love. If Angel discovers the truth about Tess’s past, will he still love her? In this gripping story of courage, love and betrayal, Thomas Hardy asks many difficult questions. Are the expectations of women and men the same? Can we ever escape the consequences of our past actions? How much pain can one person live with?

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  • Tess of the d'Urbervilles

    Chiltern Publishing Tess of the d'Urbervilles

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    Book SynopsisChiltern Publishing creates the most beautiful editions of the World's finest literature. Your favourite classic titles in a way you have never seen them before; the tactile embossed layers, gold edges, fine details and beautiful colours of these remarkable covers make this feel extra special and will look striking on any shelf.

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    £17.00

  • The Mayor of Casterbridge.

    Chiltern Publishing The Mayor of Casterbridge.

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    Book SynopsisChiltern Publishing creates the most beautiful editions of the World's finest literature. Your favourite classic titles in a way you have never seen them before; the tactile layers, golden edges, fine details and beautiful colours of these remarkable covers make these titles feel extra special and will look striking on any shelf.

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  • Far From the Madding Crowd.

    Chiltern Publishing Far From the Madding Crowd.

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    Book SynopsisChiltern Publioshing creates the most beautiful editions of the World's finest literature. Your favourite classic titles in a way you have never seen them before; the tactile layers, golden edges, fine details and beautiful colours of these remarkable covers make these titles feel extra special and will look striking on any shelf.

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  • The Well-beloved: AND Alicia's Diary

    Editions Zulma The Well-beloved: AND Alicia's Diary

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    £6.99

  • Reclam Philipp Jun. Die Liebe seines Lebens. Roman

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    £21.25

  • Reclam Philipp Jun. Clyms Heimkehr

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    £11.40

  • Reclam Philipp Jun. Der Bürgermeister von Casterbridge

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    £13.30

  • dtv Verlagsgesellschaft Auf verschlungenen Pfaden Aus dem Englischen von

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    £12.26

  • Carl Hanser Verlag Jude Fawley der Unbekannte

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    £33.60

  • Wessex Poems and Other Verses

    Tredition Classics Wessex Poems and Other Verses

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    £21.84

  • Lejos del mundanal ruido

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    £33.58

  • Lejos del mundanal ruido

    Alba Editorial, S.L. Lejos del mundanal ruido

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  • Alianza Editorial Dos en una torre

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    Book SynopsisLady Constantine se aburre en su finca del suroeste de Inglaterra por la ausencia de su marido, hasta que un día, en una torre de la heredad, conoce a Swithin St Cleeve, diez años más joven que ella, de posición social inferior, muy atractivo y estudiante de astronomía. Esa torre se convertirá en el centro de su romance secreto, pero enseguida el mundo exterior empezará a interponerse entre ellos. " Dos en una torre " es una arrebatadora novela de Thomas Hardy en la que las constantes de su obra (la estrechez moral de la sociedad, la desigualdad entre los sexos, la rebeldía femenina y su derecho a elegir) vuelven a estar presentes y la inmensidad del universo que Swithin recorre con su telescopio contrasta con la pequeñez y mezquindad de la vida en la tierra.

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  • Jude el oscuro

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    Book SynopsisJude Fawley es un joven de origen campesino cuya principal aspiración es acceder a tener unos estudios, para lo cual no escatima esfuerzos aun cuando se emplee en el oficio de cantero. La consecución de sus ilusiones, sin embargo, se verá afectada por sus relaciones, primero, con la desenvuelta Arabella Donn y, después, con su viva e inteligente prima Sue. Los impulsos y las decisiones de Jude irán complicando de forma creciente y trágica su trayectoria vital hasta un desastrado fin que rubricará, precisamente, la oscuridad de su existencia.

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    £14.50

  • Ediciones de Intervención Cultural El regreso del nativo

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    £25.27

  • A Pair of Blue Eyes

    Double 9 Books LLP A Pair of Blue Eyes

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    £17.99

  • Far From the Madding Crowd

    Double 9 Booksllp Far From the Madding Crowd

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    £19.49

  • Under The Greenwood Tree; Or, The Mellstock Quire

    Double 9 Booksllp Under The Greenwood Tree; Or, The Mellstock Quire

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    £12.79

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