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THE COLBY MERCURY

A little-known picture of
THOMAS HARDY
as he appeared in the 1880s while writing
his famous Wessex Novels

THE COLBY MERCURY

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THE COLBY COLLECTION OF HARDY LETTERS

No volume of the Letters of Thomas Hardy has as yet been published, but about 150 items from the correspondence of the poet-novelist are available, either in manuscript or in print, at Colby College. For the benefit of students of this author's life, the following list is presented, arranging the letters in the order in which Hardy wrote them, and indicating the book or other source for the text of the letter. Reference is made by an initial to one or another of the following several sources:—

A: (Art) : *Life and Art by Thomas Hardy*, edited by E. Brennecke, New York, 1925.

B: (Brennecke) : Ernest Brennecke: *The Life of Thomas Hardy*, New York, 1925.

C: (Chew) : Samuel C. Chew: *Thomas Hardy, Poet and Novelist*, New York, 1928.

D: (Drake) : James F. Drake's Catalogue No. 237: *A Catalogue of Autograph Letters; New York, 1934.*

E: (Early) : *The Early Life of Thomas Hardy*, by Florence Emily Hardy; New York, 1928.

H: (Holland) : Clive Holland: *Thomas Hardy, O. M.*; London, 1933.

J: (Jones) : Doris A. Jones: *Taking the Curtain Call*; New York, 1930.

L: (Lemperly) : Paul Lemperly: *Jude the Obscure: a Letter and a Foreword*; Lakewood, Ohio, 1917.

M: (MSS) : Manuscripts, original autographs and transcriptions in the Colby College Collection.

N: (Newton) : A. Edward Newton, *Thomas Hardy, Novelist or Poet?*; privately printed, 1929.

P: (Purdy) : Richard L. Purdy, *Catalogue of a Memorial Exhibition*; New Haven, 1928.

S: (Scribner's) : *Scribner's Magazine*, January, 1930.

T: (Times) : *New York Times*, June 17, 1926.

Y: (Years) : *The Later Years of Thomas Hardy*, by Florence Emily Hardy; New York, 1930.