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It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide in Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offices in  \nArgentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries Published in the United States by Oxford University Press Inc., New York © Michael Millgate 2004  \nThe moral rights of the author have been asserted Database right Oxford University Press (maker)  \nFirst published 2004  \nFirst published in paperback 2006  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above You must not circulate this book in any other binding or cover and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Data available  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Data applied for Typeset by Regent Typesetting, London Printed in Great Britain  \non acid-free paper by  \nAntony Rowe, Chippenham ISBN 0–19–927565–3 978–0–19–927565–6  \nISBN 0–19–927566–1 (Pbk.) 978–0–19–927566–3 (Pbk.)  \n1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2  \nTo R.L.P.  \nThis page intentionally left blank  \nCONTENTS  \n􀀂  \n􀀃􀀑􀀑􀀒􀀌􀀍􀀆􀀁􀀍􀀃􀀄􀀓􀀌 ix  \n􀀇􀀆􀀄􀀑􀀄􀀅􀀒􀀊 1  \n1. Hardys and Hands 7  \n2. Bockhampton 28  \n3. Dorchester 51  \n4. London 73  \n5. The Poor Man and the Lady 97  \n6. St Juliot 112  \n7. Farfrom theMadding Crowd 129  \n8. Marriage 150  \n9. Sturminster Newton 167  \n10. The Return of the Native 181  \n11. Illness 198  \n12. Return to Dorchester 217  \n13. Max Gate 238  \n14. The Woodlanders 256  \n15. The Writing of Tess 270  \n16. The Publication of Tess 285  \n17. Florence Henniker 301  \n18. The Making of Jude 317  \n19. The Publication of Jude 340  \n20. Keeping Separate 356  \n21. Pessimistic Meliorist 378  \n22. The Dynasts 394  \n23. After the Visit 408  \nviii Contents  \n24. A Funeral 429  \n25. A Second Marriage 448  \n26. Life-Writing 468  \n27. Tea at Max Gate 484  \n28. Plays and Players 503  \n29. Last Things 518  \n30. Afterwards 533  \n􀀅􀀊􀀓􀀊􀀆􀀁􀀑 􀀁􀀔􀀕􀀓􀀄􀀖􀀑􀀊􀀎􀀅􀀊􀀗􀀊􀀓􀀍􀀌 543  \n􀀁􀀔􀀕􀀓􀀄􀀖􀀑􀀊􀀎􀀅􀀊􀀗􀀊􀀓􀀍􀀌 􀀘􀀄􀀆 􀀌􀀄􀀒􀀆􀀔􀀊􀀗􀀁􀀍􀀊􀀆􀀃􀀁􀀑􀀌 547  \n􀀁􀀂􀀂􀀆􀀊􀀋􀀃􀀁􀀍􀀃􀀄􀀓􀀌 549  \n􀀆􀀊􀀘􀀊􀀆􀀊􀀓􀀔􀀊􀀌 551  \n􀀃􀀓􀀎􀀊􀀏 605  \nLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS  \n􀀂  \n􀀇􀀑􀀁􀀍􀀊􀀌  \nfollowing page 000  \n1. The Hardy cottage, Higher Bockhampton  \n2. South Street, Dorchester  \n3. Jemima Hardy  \n4. Thomas Hardy senior  \n5. Kate Hardy  \n6. Mary Hardy  \n7. Horace Moule  \n8. Thomas Hardy, c. 1856  \n9. The Revd Henry Moule and his wife and family  \n10. Louisa Harding  \n11. Tryphena Sparks  \n12. Martha Sharpe (?)  \n13. John Antell the shoemaker  \n14. Hardy, c. 1862  \n15. Eliza Bright Nicholls  \n16. Jane Nicholls  \n17. Hardy’s sketch of Findon Church  \n18. Hardy’s illustration to ‘She, to Him. I’  \n19. Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset  \n20. Hardy’s receipt for his first literary earnings  \n21. Hardy’s sketch of the view from 16 Westbourne Park Villas  \n22. Turnworth Church, Dorset  \nfollowing page 000  \n23. Emma Lavinia Gifford, c. 1870  \n24. Hardy, c. 1870  \n25. Emma Gifford with the Holders at St Juliot, c. 1870  \n26. Drawing by Hardy for the restoration of St Juliot Church, 1870  \n27. ‘Riverside’, Sturminster ","cbCaislVjIOmnjXh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaislVjIOmnjXh","pdf",2420280,638,"English","# Contents\n## Chapter Summaries\n# Hardys and Hands\n# Bockhampton\n# Dorchester\n# London\n# The Poor Man and the Lady\n# St Juliot\n# Farfrom the Madding Crowd\n# Marriage\n# Sturminster Newton\n# The Return of the Native\n# Illness\n# Return to Dorchester\n# Max Gate\n# The Woodlanders\n# The Writing of Tess\n# The Publication of Tess\n# Florence Henniker\n# The Making of Jude\n# The Publication of Jude\n# Keeping Separate\n# Pessimistic Meliorist\n# The Dynasts\n# After the Visit\n# A Funeral\n# A Second Marriage\n# Life-Writing\n# Tea at Max Gate\n# Plays and Players\n# Last Things\n# Afterwards","[{\"question\":\"Who authored this revised biography of Thomas Hardy?\",\"answer\":\"Michael Millgate authored the revised biography of Thomas Hardy.\"},{\"question\":\"What type of structure does the book use?\",\"answer\":\"The book is organized into numbered chapters that follow Hardy’s life themes and major literary milestones, plus supporting sections such as illustrations lists.\"},{\"question\":\"Does the contents include coverage of Hardy’s major novels?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. 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