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He was a English novelist and poet. Very influenciated by Romanticism (William Wordsworth was one of his mentor). He criticised the social constraints of the lifestyles of Victorian England (marriage, education and religion). He seemed to have mixed religious beliefs, such us agnosticism, deism and spiritism. We can see this, inflected in his work. Thomas was also a membership in the Royal Society for the Prevention of cruelty to Animals.

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Was born in Higher Bockhampton, in Dorset. He lived with his parents. His mother taught him to read an write. At the age of 8 he went to school for the first time.

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He studied architecture at King`s College London. At the age of 20, he was in charge of the excavation of the graveyard of ST Pancras Old Church to build a new terminus for the Midland Railways.

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In 1867, he wrote "the poor man and the lady" but it wasn`t published, because his mentor and friend George Meredith told him the novel was too political and he could have problems. Thomas kept some ideas of his work and used them later, in others novels.

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When he was 30, he fell in love and married to Emma Gifford, lived together in Max Gate a house designed by him. Few years later, they became stranged.In 1912 she passed away.

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In 1873 "a pair of blue eyes" was published. It was about the courtship with Emma, his wife.

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In 1874 with the successful of "Far of the Madding Crowd", Thomas decided to give up the architectural work and dedicated himself as a writter. He wrote 10 more novels in 30 years aproximately.

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His first poetry work published in 1898 was "Wessex Poems",a collection of poems of aver 30 years.

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when his wife died in 1912, he spent 2 years recollecting memories of her and their romance visiting the same places they used to visit, although they were separated for 20 years. "Poems 1912-13" expresses regret and remorse.

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In 1914 He married his secretary Florence Dugdale  also a writter, who was 39 years younger than he!But  the love of Thomas to his late wife couldn`t be replaced and Florence became the shadow of Emma.

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In December 1927 he became ill with pleurisy. A year later, he died at Max Gate. His ashes were placed in the Poets` Corner but his heart is buried at Stinsford with Emma as he had requested.

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After his dead, the executors burnt his letters and notebooks. But 12 notebooks survived and in his aniversary, Mrs Hardy published "The Early Life of Thomas Hardy 1841-1891. Which was a compilation of notes, letters, diaries and bibliographical memoranda.

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TRUE OR FALSE
1. Thomas Hardy studied medicine in Oxford.
2. His first novel was about his romance with Florence.
3. His heart was buried with his first wife Emma.