Publisher:
Oxford University Press USA - OSO, Oxford
First published in 1982, Michael Millgate's biography of Thomas Hardy is firmly established as the classic, authoritative life of the great novelist and poet. In this expanded and revised new edition, Millgate draws on recent scholarship to...
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First published in 1982, Michael Millgate's biography of Thomas Hardy is firmly established as the classic, authoritative life of the great novelist and poet. In this expanded and revised new edition, Millgate draws on recent scholarship to reconsider crucial episodes in Hardy's life. Intro -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- PROLOGUE -- 1. Hardys and Hands -- 2. Bockhampton -- 3. Dorchester -- 4. London -- 5. The Poor Man and the Lady -- 6. St Juliot -- 7. Far from the Madding Crowd -- 8. Marriage -- 9. Sturminster Newton -- 10. The Return of the Native -- 11. Illness -- 12. Return to Dorchester -- 13. Max Gate -- 14. The Woodlanders -- 15. The Writing of Tess -- 16. The Publication of Tess -- 17. Florence Henniker -- 18. The Making of Jude -- 19. The Publication of Jude -- 20. Keeping Separate -- 21. Pessimistic Meliorist -- 22. The Dynasts -- 23. After the Visit -- 24. A Funeral -- 25. A Second Marriage -- 26. Life-Writing -- 27. Tea at Max Gate -- 28. Plays and Players -- 29. Last Things -- 30. Afterwards -- GENERAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FOR SOURCE MATERIALS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
