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stiff paper wrappers. oblong 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 94 pages. Table of contents, foreword by Loryl MacDonald, curatorial introduction by the author, biographical introduction of Hardy by Michael Millgate, bibliography, endnotes. Catalogue of an exhibition at the Fisher Library (October 2016-February 2017) drawn from the collection donated to the library by Hardy scholar and University of Toronto Professor Emeritus Michael Millgate. Includes first editions, correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and ephemera. Maps of Wessex on inside of wrappers. Hardy (1840-1928) was one of the few writers to achieve eminence as both a novelist and a poet. He established his reputation in the Victorian period with such iconic novels as Far from the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge and Tess of the d'Urbervilles, set in the semi-fictional world of "Wessex." In 1897, embittered by critics who branded his last two novels "distasteful" and "obscene," Hardy abandoned prose and devoted the remaining thirty years of his life to writing poetry. By the time of his death, he was not only the last of the great Victorian novelists but had also become one of England's most important and influential modern poets. Hardy, Thomas (illustrator).…

Softcover. Condition: Fine. 94 p. 20x23 cm. B&w and colour illustrations. Contributions from Deborah Whiteman, Keith Wilson, and Michael Millgate. Exhibition held at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library from October 2016 through February 2017. The show was built upon the Millgate Thomas Hardy Collection, donated by Hardy scholar Michael Millgate and his wife Jane.…

Condition: Good. Letter-Sized Sheet, Typed Letter with inked Signature. Good with marginal tears. Inquiry regarding Robinson Jeffers.