Thomas Hardy is one of my favorite Victorian authors as well. He writes one of the best female characters. So nice to see a Hardy collection on TH-cam...finally. This makes me want to read some of his work this Victober.
I read Hardy obsessively in my teens and 20s. I recently pulled an unread collection of his short stories off my shelf; I was again in love with his writing. So nice to see that he is so well-beloved in this day and age. What a wonderful collection you have. I so felt your sentiment when you were talking of Two on a Tower. That is my feeling with most Hardy novels…a glimpse of happiness, but then you remember that it is Thomas Hardy and the heroine will end up dead or miserably unhappy in the end.
Totally enchanting. I am ready to dive in. Have only read Tess of the Durbervilles (meh, university list) and Far From the Madding Crowd, which I loved. I have collected all of Dickens, which I read while home with my children and most of Agatha Christie. I like to read the whole set- Austen, Brontes. Lucky to have a great new and used book store near by
I 'm an indian. I studied hardy during my university education. I was stunned by his rural depicton in his novels. He is the greatest among................ May his soul live in peace.
Love the collection of weird and wonderful things. I haven't read any Thomas Hardy yet but this really makes me want to! I do find find his books quite intimidating though.
I think his books can be quite intimidating before you start, I got into them as a teen by watching adaptations first, there is a definite excessive use of words though 😂 A friend of mine was made to study Far From The Madding Crowd and he hated the long-winded way Hardy has of describing things so he refers to the book as Far From The F***ing Point. If you’re used to books that have long descriptions of settings (some fantasy books definitely fall into that category) then you’ll be fine.
My favourite Hardy novels are Return of the Native, The Trumpet Major and The Woodlanders. I love Tess, too, and I have a beautiful David Austin rose, named after her.
I think I’ve seen the Tess rose in a garden centre before, but never got it. We just got one called The Lady of Shalott and I’m looking forward to that blooming for the first time this year ☺️
Who says Hardy is niche? Well maybe, but not in this corner of booktube thank heavens. Love your collection of Hardy related stuff including the ridiculous bits. The barber pamphlet is superb. Hardy is one of the few writers that I hope and intend to ultimately read all his novels. A few still to go and yes I am spreading them out over the years. The sense of place is an important part of my appreciation of Hardy. It balances out the miserabilism. I am reading a collection of his poetry for Victober as I have read less of that. The idea of a children's Mayor of Casterbridge is somewhat alarming.
You can have any number of Thomas Hardy novels and memorabilia... just as long as you don't have "too menny". There's not as much call for Jude the Obscure gags as you might imagine. Thanks for this. I never got on with his poetry, although I probably didn't give it a fair crack, but I think I've read all the novels except Desperate Remedies... for some reason. Weird.
loved this!! ive read one thomas hardy, the return of the native, and i rly enjoyed it ! and def wanna check out more of them!! those covers were impressively bad wow!!!
❤️ I really appreciate the comment, once you have one weird thing, you may as well continue collecting them. Jude is also my favourite, I think it's Hardy writing for Hardy fans. It's so good.
Oooh, stamps! I will be on the look out for those. Jude the Obscure is my favorite Thomas Hardy. I was introduced to him during my undergraduate days and that experience has made me a forever Hardy fan. I finally read Tess of The d'Uvervilles this year. I'm looking forward to reading the biography Thomas Hardy by Claire Tomalin
I feel like Hardy is very anti Christian but not at all in a fair way. He stacks the deck. Better novels on religion in 19th century England are those by #Trollope (#Barsetshire), & books like #AdamBede by George Eliot.
Yes, I’d agree with you on that point. Hardy himself was not a very big supporter of the church in general and their social views or treatment, and that bias seeps into most of his work.
@@JentheLibrarianreads It is funny how Hardy manages to stay popular while a similar naturalist Gissing is much less so. I guess as you say it has something to do with Hardy's rural #lyricism.
@@aclark903 I think Hardy’s popularity now possibly has less to do with his rural writings, and more his social commentary, though I’d say it’s the combination of the two that are appealing.
@@JentheLibrarianreads My feminist English teacher at VI Form inflicted Hardy on us amid much else. I think you're right, the world and England have moved Hardy's way, away from #faith & towards greater protection for women. Obviously the latter is a good thing, but I would suggest Hardy's depression is a fairly typical secular outlook. It would be great if a modern writer tackled #Dorset in 2022. I read a mystery set in contemporary Cornwall recently that was half decent, but I doubt it'll make the #Alevel syllabus any time soon.
@@aclark903 It would be wonderful to get more contemporary Dorset novels, I don’t think I have read any. In fact, I can’t even think of any I’ve even heard of right now, so I need to do some research and see if I’m missing any.
Jude the Obscure is my favorite Hardy :) Great collection !
I love that hardback copy of Under the Greenwood Tree.
Thomas Hardy is one of my favorite Victorian authors as well. He writes one of the best female characters.
So nice to see a Hardy collection on TH-cam...finally. This makes me want to read some of his work this Victober.
I read Hardy obsessively in my teens and 20s. I recently pulled an unread collection of his short stories off my shelf; I was again in love with his writing. So nice to see that he is so well-beloved in this day and age. What a wonderful collection you have.
I so felt your sentiment when you were talking of Two on a Tower. That is my feeling with most Hardy novels…a glimpse of happiness, but then you remember that it is Thomas Hardy and the heroine will end up dead or miserably unhappy in the end.
Totally enchanting. I am ready to dive in. Have only read Tess of the Durbervilles (meh, university list) and Far From the Madding Crowd, which I loved. I have collected all of Dickens, which I read while home with my children and most of Agatha Christie. I like to read the whole set- Austen, Brontes. Lucky to have a great new and used book store near by
I 'm an indian. I studied hardy during my university education. I was stunned by his rural depicton in his novels. He is the greatest among................ May his soul live in peace.
Love the collection of weird and wonderful things.
I haven't read any Thomas Hardy yet but this really makes me want to! I do find find his books quite intimidating though.
I think his books can be quite intimidating before you start, I got into them as a teen by watching adaptations first, there is a definite excessive use of words though 😂 A friend of mine was made to study Far From The Madding Crowd and he hated the long-winded way Hardy has of describing things so he refers to the book as Far From The F***ing Point. If you’re used to books that have long descriptions of settings (some fantasy books definitely fall into that category) then you’ll be fine.
My favourite Hardy novels are Return of the Native, The Trumpet Major and The Woodlanders. I love Tess, too, and I have a beautiful David Austin rose, named after her.
I think I’ve seen the Tess rose in a garden centre before, but never got it. We just got one called The Lady of Shalott and I’m looking forward to that blooming for the first time this year ☺️
My favourite Thomas Hardy novel is Jude the Obscure.
Who says Hardy is niche? Well maybe, but not in this corner of booktube thank heavens. Love your collection of Hardy related stuff including the ridiculous bits. The barber pamphlet is superb.
Hardy is one of the few writers that I hope and intend to ultimately read all his novels. A few still to go and yes I am spreading them out over the years. The sense of place is an important part of my appreciation of Hardy. It balances out the miserabilism.
I am reading a collection of his poetry for Victober as I have read less of that.
The idea of a children's Mayor of Casterbridge is somewhat alarming.
You can have any number of Thomas Hardy novels and memorabilia... just as long as you don't have "too menny".
There's not as much call for Jude the Obscure gags as you might imagine. Thanks for this.
I never got on with his poetry, although I probably didn't give it a fair crack, but I think I've read all the novels except Desperate Remedies... for some reason. Weird.
I feel like we have many similar Hardy opinions :)
loved this!! ive read one thomas hardy, the return of the native, and i rly enjoyed it ! and def wanna check out more of them!! those covers were impressively bad wow!!!
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I really appreciate the comment, once you have one weird thing, you may as well continue collecting them.
Jude is also my favourite, I think it's Hardy writing for Hardy fans. It's so good.
This is why my house is full of weird things, because it’s my life philosophy!
Oooh, stamps! I will be on the look out for those. Jude the Obscure is my favorite Thomas Hardy. I was introduced to him during my undergraduate days and that experience has made me a forever Hardy fan. I finally read Tess of The d'Uvervilles this year. I'm looking forward to reading the biography Thomas Hardy by Claire Tomalin
I collect books beause I think they look pretty but also tell stories the inside but also the outside
I feel like Hardy is very anti Christian but not at all in a fair way. He stacks the deck. Better novels on religion in 19th century England are those by #Trollope (#Barsetshire), & books like #AdamBede by George Eliot.
Yes, I’d agree with you on that point. Hardy himself was not a very big supporter of the church in general and their social views or treatment, and that bias seeps into most of his work.
@@JentheLibrarianreads It is funny how Hardy manages to stay popular while a similar naturalist Gissing is much less so. I guess as you say it has something to do with Hardy's rural #lyricism.
@@aclark903 I think Hardy’s popularity now possibly has less to do with his rural writings, and more his social commentary, though I’d say it’s the combination of the two that are appealing.
@@JentheLibrarianreads My feminist English teacher at VI Form inflicted Hardy on us amid much else. I think you're right, the world and England have moved Hardy's way, away from #faith & towards greater protection for women. Obviously the latter is a good thing, but I would suggest Hardy's depression is a fairly typical secular outlook.
It would be great if a modern writer tackled #Dorset in 2022. I read a mystery set in contemporary Cornwall recently that was half decent, but I doubt it'll make the #Alevel syllabus any time soon.
@@aclark903 It would be wonderful to get more contemporary Dorset novels, I don’t think I have read any. In fact, I can’t even think of any I’ve even heard of right now, so I need to do some research and see if I’m missing any.