Thomas Hardy was an English novelist and poet born on June 2, 1840, in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset, England. He was the eldest of four children and grew up in a rural community, which would later inspire many of his works. Hardy received his formal education at a local school and later apprenticed as an architect in London.
In 1867, Hardy published his first novel, The Poor Man and the Lady, but it was not until the publication of Far from the Madding Crowd in 1874 that he gained widespread recognition. The novel was a critical and commercial success and established Hardy as a prominent writer of his time.
Hardy went on to write several other novels, including The Return of the Native (1878), The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891), and Jude the Obscure (1895). His works often explored themes of love, fate, and the struggles of rural life in Victorian England.
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