num_pages: 160
description: Offers a brief biography of Thomas Hardy and discusses the plot, characters, and themes of "Far from the Madding Crowd," "The Return of the Native," "The Mayor of Casterbridge," "Tess of the d'Urbervilles," and "Jude the Obscure."
language: English
title: Thomas Hardy
titlecomplete: Thomas Hardy
genres: Literary Criticism
ratings_count: 7
series: Bloom's Modern Critical Views
publisher: Chelsea House Pub