Young Thomas Hardy by Robert Gittings

Young Thomas Hardy by Robert Gittings

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This account of the young Thomas Hardy is provided by Robert Gittings, reknown for his biography of John Keats. It relates the first 35 years of one of England's greatest novelists and poets, Thomas Hardy.

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Young Thomas Hardy by Robert Gittings

Highly praised for John Keats (also available in Penguin Classic Biography), Robert Gittings repeats his success with this biography of the young Thomas Hardy - the first for a quarter of a century - cutting through the speculations and half-truths to give an outstanding and evocative account of the crucially important first thirty-five years of one of England's greatest novelists and poets.
Robert Gittings (1911-92) was born in Portsmouth and was educated at St Edward's School, Oxford and Jesus College, Cambridge where he became a Fellow. A distinguished biographer and poet, Dr Gittings is also the author of John Keats to be published in Penguin Classic Biography in July 2001.
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ISBN 13 9780141390536
ISBN 10 0141390530
Title Young Thomas Hardy
Author Robert Gittings
Series Penguin Classic Biography S
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2001-09-27
Number of pages 736
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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