Thomas Hardy : a literary life
This work relates Hardy's life to his career, his methodological preparation during the first 30 years of his life for that career, the writing of his 14 published novels and the fame they brought him. It also offers a culmination of his life as a writer
collective biographies
xi, 206 pages ; 22 cm.
9780333438305, 9780333438312, 9780312159450, 0333438302, 0333438310, 0312159455
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Phase the first : preparing to be a writer (1840-70)
Phase the second : the novelist (1870-97)
Phase the third : the poet (1898-1928)