The life of Thomas Hardy
Hardy's career and contribution to world literature
Far from the madding crowd (1874)
The return of the native (1878)
Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891)
Jude the obscure (1895)
The poetry
an overview
Afterword: Hardy's last novel.
Student companion to Thomas Hardy by Rosemarie Morgan. ISBN 9780313333965. Published by Greenwood Press in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.