He was highly critical of much in Victorian society, especially on the declining status of rural people in Britain, such as those from his native South West England. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry of William Wordsworth. Thomas Hardy OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. Thomas HardyOMHardy between about 19Born()2 June 1840Stinsford, Dorset, EnglandDied11 January 1928() (aged 87)Dorchester, Dorset, EnglandResting placeStinsford parish church (heart)Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey (ashes)OccupationNovelist, poet, and short story writerAlma materKing's College LondonLiterary movementNaturalism, Victorian literatureNotable worksTess of the d'UrbervillesFar from the Madding CrowdThe Mayor of CasterbridgeCollected PoemsJude the ObscureSpouse For other people named Thomas Hardy, see Thomas Hardy (disambiguation).
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