“No one can read with profit that which
he cannot learn to read with pleasure.” – Thomas Hardy
Born on this date in 1840, Thomas Hardy
was a multi-talented English writer who always sought to make his mark as a
poet but is best known for his wonderful novels like Far From The Madding Crowd and
Tess of the D’Urbervilles.
Twice nominated for the Nobel Prize in
Literature, Hardy was considered a Victorian
Realist and champion of the everyday man and woman, speaking out against
suffering and injustice that he saw being endured by them.
The author of 3 dozen books, 50 short
stories 
and hundreds of poems, he also penned a number of well-received dramas
and was highly regarded by the theater community. During his final years, in the 1920s, he
seemed a bit surprised that many younger poets spoke of him as a mentor and
role model.
and hundreds of poems, he also penned a number of well-received dramas
and was highly regarded by the theater community. During his final years, in the 1920s, he
seemed a bit surprised that many younger poets spoke of him as a mentor and
role model.
“Time
changes everything,” Hardy wrote (shortly before his death at age 88), “except something within us which is always
seems a bit surprised by change.”
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