F. B. Pinion

This biography contains new disclosures and interpretations of evidence, neglecting nothing significant in Hardy's early years or his later life. It draws from innumerable sources, including all his published writings (not least the poems), biographies of him and of contemporaries, correspondence of friends and acquaintances, Emma Hardy's diaries, and many unpublished letters from her and Florence Hardy, and brief background introductions indicate how some of Hardy's friends influenced his career or enriched his life.

This fully detailed chronology makes the best use of Keats's letters to indicate his poetic aims and achievements. It is supplemented by a valuable introduction and interestingly informative sketches of more than thirty persons of importance in his life. With maps and a bibliography, this work is not only an intensely intimate biography but also an exceptionally useful reference book for students and scholars.

This biography contains new disclosures and interpretations of evidence, neglecting nothing significant in Hardy's early years or his later life. It draws from innumerable sources, including all his published writings (not least the poems), biographies of him and of contemporaries, correspondence of friends and acquaintances, Emma Hardy's diaries, and many unpublished letters from her and Florence Hardy, and brief background introductions indicate how some of Hardy's friends influenced his career or enriched his life.

This biography contains new disclosures and interpretations of evidence, neglecting nothing significant in Hardy's early years or his later life. It draws from innumerable sources, including all his published writings (not least the poems), biographies of him and of contemporaries, correspondence of friends and acquaintances, Emma Hardy's diaries, and many unpublished letters from her and Florence Hardy, and brief background introductions indicate how some of Hardy's friends influenced his career or enriched his life.

The presentation of Tennyson's personal and poetic development is supplemented by an introduction, brief biographical sketches of more than 30 of his friends, and maps of relevant areas in Lincolnshire and the Isle of Wight.

The presentation of Tennyson's personal and poetic development is supplemented by an introduction, brief biographical sketches of more than 30 of his friends, and maps of relevant areas in Lincolnshire and the Isle of Wight.

This critical survey of George Eliot's works includes a biographical introduction and a brief account of the historical events that played a part in her fiction. Numerous quotations from her letters ensure that the most valuable aspects of Eliot's thought are adequately conveyed. An appendix dwells on Eliot's influence on Thomas Hardy.

This critical survey of George Eliot's works includes a biographical introduction and a brief account of the historical events that played a part in her fiction. Numerous quotations from her letters ensure that the most valuable aspects of Eliot's thought are adequately conveyed. An appendix dwells on Eliot's influence on Thomas Hardy.