Selected Poems of Thomas Hardy -- Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy abandoned the novel form at the turn of the century, probably after public reaction to <i>Jude the Obscure</i>, but continued to write verse displaying a wide variety of metrical styles and stanza forms and a broad scope of tone and attitude. This definitive volume contains selections from his numerous collections published between 1898 and 1928. <p/>For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Thomas Hardy<br><b>Publisher:</b> Penguin Publishing Group<br><b>Published:</b> 12/01/1998<br><b>Pages:</b> 320<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.47lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.76h x 5.03w x 0.74d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780140436990<br><b>Age Range:</b> 18-UP<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Thomas Hardy</b> (1840-1928) immortalized the site of his birth--Egdon Heath, in Dorset, near Dorchester--in his writing. Delicate as a child, he was taught at home by his mother before he attended grammar school. At sixteen, Hardy was apprenticed to an architect, and for many years, architecture was his profession; in his spare