The Later Years of Thomas Hardy 1892 1928

The great English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy (18401928) worked with his second wife Florence on this account of his life. It was published under her name in two separate volumes after his death. Its origins are as fascinating as the man himself: written in the third person it was compiled from Hardy''s selections from his diaries notebooks and letters typed up by Florence and further edited by her after he died. The work provides an invaluable if idiosyncratic record of Hardy''s life and complex contradictory character. This is the second volume published in 1930 and covering the period 18921928. It includes the publication of Jude the Obscure (1895) and its hostile reception Hardy''s return to writing poetry the creation of his epic drama The Dynasts (1908) the death of Emma his first wife Hardy''s response to World War I and his marriage to Florence Dugdale.