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Works of Thomas Hardy

A group to discuss all the works of Thomas Hardy, from poems to novels and everything in between. Also, this is a place to discuss the life and times of this incredible author. All are welcome to join and contribute. This group has recently been relaunched, so new members are very welcome.
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classics, poetry, tess-of-the-d-urbervilles, thomas-hardy, and victorian-novels
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The Mayor Of Casterbridge
The Mayor Of Casterbridge
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Our annual group read of a novel by Thomas Hardy for 2025
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+ Welcome! A Place to Connect
The King's Arms Hotel Lounge - Chat thread
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Welcome All! Please announce yourself here
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+ Currently Reading
The Mayor of Casterbridge: 1st thread: Chapter 1 -
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Ditty (E.L.G)
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last updated Jun 06, 2025 05:50AM
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+ Poetry
This topic has been closed to new comments. * Our Weekly Poem - List with links
By Bionic Jean , Moderator · 4 posts · 78 views
last updated Jun 08, 2025 12:39PM
The Ivy-Wife
By Pamela · 28 posts · 15 views
last updated May 26, 2025 10:07PM
Jezreel
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The Burghers
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At a Lunar Eclipse
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+ Far from the Madding Crowd
Far From the Madding Crowd 5th Thread Chapter 39 - 47
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last updated May 30, 2024 02:35PM
Far From the Madding Crowd 6th Thread Chapter 48 - 57
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Far From the Madding Crowd 3rd Thread Chapter 21 - 29
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last updated May 14, 2024 09:06AM
Far From the Madding Crowd 4th Thread Chapter 30 - 38
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last updated May 12, 2024 03:35PM
Far From the Madding Crowd 1st Thread: Chapter 1 - 8
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last updated May 09, 2024 12:51PM
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+ Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Phase the Fourth: Chapter 25 - 34
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last updated Oct 09, 2023 12:44PM
Tess of the d’Urbervilles - Phase the Seventh: Chapter 53 - 59, and post-read discussion
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last updated Oct 06, 2023 02:36PM
Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Introduction and Phase the First: Chapters 1 - 11
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last updated Oct 04, 2023 12:42PM
Film/TV Adaptations of "Tess of the d'Urbervilles"
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Tess: BBC "In Our Time" podcast
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+ Life's Little Ironies - Stories
The Son's Veto (from Life Little Ironies) hosted by Connie
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The Fiddler of the Reels (from Life's Little Ironies) hosted by Bridget
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To Please his Wife (from Life's Little Ironies) hosted by Petra
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last updated Sep 02, 2023 08:42PM
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+ A Group of Noble Dames
The First Countess of Wessex (from A Group of Noble Dames) hosted by Pamela
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last updated Aug 07, 2024 09:01PM
GND Chapter 2
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last updated Feb 21, 2019 10:21PM
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+ Wessex Tales (short stories)
The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion (from Wessex Tales) hosted by Erich
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last updated May 16, 2025 03:01PM
An Imaginative Woman (from Wessex Tales) hosted by Jennifer
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last updated Sep 30, 2023 08:27AM
The Withered Arm (from Wessex Tales) hosted by Natalie
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The Three Strangers (from Wessex Tales) hosted by Connie
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last updated Jul 27, 2023 10:54AM
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+ A Changed Man - Stories
What the Shepherd Saw (from A Changed Man and Other Stories) hosted by Janelle
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last updated Jun 30, 2024 04:56AM
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+ General Interest
* Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man, by Claire Tomalin
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Odds and Ends
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Biographies and Books About Thomas Hardy and his works
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last updated Sep 08, 2024 03:32PM
Thomas Hardy's Homes: Places he lived and loved
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last updated Jul 29, 2023 04:18PM
Favorite Volume of Poetry
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last updated May 24, 2023 01:16PM
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+ Members' Threads
Thomas Hardy: Connections
By Jane · 33 posts · 30 views
last updated Jan 17, 2024 06:12AM
WEA offering a free online Hardy lecture
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last updated Nov 09, 2023 11:19AM
Which Thomas Hardy heroine would make the most interesting female protagonist in a contemporary setting?
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last updated Nov 29, 2022 02:46PM
Joy Lies Slain: Reading Thomas Hardy
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last updated Mar 30, 2016 01:57AM
How Hardy Evolved as a Writer
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last updated Apr 14, 2014 04:02PM
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+ Short Stories
The Spectre of the Real
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last updated May 19, 2025 01:26PM
LLI #10 A Few Crusted Characters
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LLI #9 A Tradition of Eighteen Hundred and Four
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LL#4 On the Western Circuit
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last updated Oct 06, 2019 09:09PM
LLI #3 A Tragedy of Two Ambitions
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last updated Sep 21, 2019 08:35AM
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+ Archive
This topic has been closed to new comments. * Works of Thomas Hardy Relaunch
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This topic has been closed to new comments. * The Mayor of Casterbridge
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last updated Oct 27, 2017 12:33PM
This topic has been closed to new comments. * A Pair of Blue Eyes: General Discussion
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This topic has been closed to new comments. * Order of Reading
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last updated Aug 09, 2021 12:08PM
This topic has been closed to new comments. 2020 Reading Plan
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last updated Sep 08, 2020 12:01PM
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+ Under the Greenwood Tree
Under the Greenwood Tree: Discussion for After Reading
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last updated Oct 19, 2023 08:20AM
Under the Greenwood Tree: Movie Discussion
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last updated May 28, 2017 01:52PM
Under the Greenwood Tree: General Discussion
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The Complete Poetical Works of Thomas Hardy (Illustrated): 940+ Poems, Lyrics & Verses, Including Wessex Poems, Poems of the Past and the Present, Time's ... Late Lyrics and Earlier, Human Shows…
The Complete Poetical Works of Thomas Hardy (Il...
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Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy
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Apr 30, 2025
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The First Countess of Wessex
The First Countess of Wessex
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Aug 03, 2024
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The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion
The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion
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Jul 26, 2024
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What the Shepherd Saw
What the Shepherd Saw
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Jun 29, 2024
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The Son's Veto the Classic Story:
The Son's Veto the Classic Story:
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Jun 15, 2024
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Far From The Madding Crowd
Far From The Madding Crowd
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May 30, 2024
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An Imaginative Woman: Love, Fantasy, and Human Emotions in Victorian England
An Imaginative Woman: Love, Fantasy, and Human ...
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Sep 23, 2023
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To Please His Wife
To Please His Wife
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Sep 02, 2023
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The Fiddler of the Reels
The Fiddler of the Reels
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Aug 19, 2023
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The Withered Arm
The Withered Arm
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The Three Strangers
The Three Strangers
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Jul 22, 2023
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The appearance of the Macmillan Pocket Hardy edition of the great man's works. The publishers were able to keep the volumes to a constant physical size by the ingenious expedient of printing the longer novels on thinner paper! One volume in the pile, The Woodlanders, was printed as late as 1951. The rest were published between 1910 and 1828. Published in arrangement by Macmillan. Distributed by Heron Books. An accompaniment to the set, Hardy's poetry. Illustration by Graham Brownridge
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