Contents

Section - I: Thomas Hardy A Detailed Study 

English Novel Its Development 19th Century: Victorian Period
Thomas Hardy: His Life Major Works
Thomas Hardy: The Shaping Influences
Thomas Hardy: Vision of Life
Thomas Hardy: Narrative Art
Thomas Hardy: A Regional Novelist (HIs Wessex)
Thomas Hardy: The Humorist
Thomas Hardy: Plot-Construction
Thomas Hardy: His Pessimism
Thomas Hardy: Art of Characterisation
Thomas Hardy: Female Characters
Thomas Hardy: Irony of Life (Tragic Irony)
Thomas Hardy: As a Tragic Artist
The Role of Chance Fate in the Wessex Novels
Thomas Hardy: Treatment of Nature: His Originality
Thomas Hardy: As a Novelist

Section - II: The Return of The Native A Detailed Critical Study 
Section - III: Thomas Hardy The Return of The Native Select Literary Criticism, Important University Questions with Answers Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ's)