Thomas Hardy Boxed Set: Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Far from the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Jude (Penguin Clothbound Classics) - Hardcover

Hardy, Thomas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0241382726 ISBN 13: 9780241382721

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2019

Synopsis

Set in Hardy's fictional realm of Wessex, these four charming novels have been brought together in a stunning clothbound set, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. From the moving and poetic story of Tess of the D'Urbervilles to the intensely dramatic tale of the Mayor of Casterbridge, this collection is a true celebration of one of England's best loved writers.

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About the Author

Thomas Hardy was born in Dorset in 1840 and became an apprentice architect at the age of sixteen. He spent his twenties in London, where he wrote his first poems. In 1867 Hardy returned to his native Dorset, whose rugged landscape was a great source of inspiration for his writing. Between 1871 and 1897 he wrote fourteen novels, including Tess of the D'Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure. This final work was received savagely; thereafter Hardy turned away from novels and spent the last thirty year of his life focusing on poetry. He died in 1928.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241382726
• ISBN 13: 9780241382721
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 2048