Contents:

A Biographical Sketch of Thomas Hardy and Influences on Him
The Major novels of Thomas Hardy
Main features of Hardy as a Novelist
Hardy's philosophy
Hardy a mixture of Conventionality and Modernity
Hardy's Humour
Hardy A Tragic Artist
Treatment of Nature
The Role of Fate and Chance in Hardy's Novel
Hardy's view of Women
Hardy's use of symbols in far from the madding crowd
The summary of far from the Madding Crowd
Hardy's as a poet novelist
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