... The Art of Thomas Hardy, because it is as impossible to read it at a stretch-although it contains less than three hundred pages of large type-as it is to swallow a jar of honey at a gulp. If the perusal has not convinced me I that Mr Hardy is the modern ...

... Mdr Jolbs Anderson tied A t tO with odds for the first onrce; the third was wron by Air D4sid Weighton, 34 with odds. MAr Thomas Hardy end Mir I. Ha. Tawos tied at 25 with odds for the fourth: and Dr W. Loawson (2 under scratch), Mr W. Lawson. and M r John ...

... NOTES FROB TBl ATHB.N.EUM.-Mr Long - fellow's ne' volume is to be called The Masqne of Pandora; and Other Poems.-Mr Thomas Hardy, . author of Far from the Madding Crowds &ca, will appear in- a new character in-- the Gentlemen's -Afgazine for November ...

... CoLins 346, WV. Black 329, 1U. Bscant 239, Miss Braddon 105, James Payn g0, B. D. Blacksmore 79, Ouida 29, Mrs Oliphant 2t, Thomas Hardy 20, Hugh Con. wayand J. H. Shortlsouse 15, G. Macdonald 10, George Meredith, Yates, and Mrs H. Wood 9, J, M'Carthy S. Hawley ...

... literature; men n-ere turning away-in disgust r I from so ealld realistic hooks whir-h dealt in filt. i 1 The pessimism of Thomas Hardy and Rud card e! Kiplihg were losing their ch-srm, 'r Tilby was| aj for-otten after a few months of prurient niadness ...

... ?? the notabilities present were Mr George I Ileredith, -Mr Thomas Hardy, Mr George *Augustus Sala, Mr Austin Dobson, Professor IBonuer, Mr Grant Allen, Mr Rider -Haggard, Mvir M.Ioy Thomas, Sir Frederick Pellock. Mr Holmsan Hunt, Dr Richard 1Garnett ...

... represented by Sir ,i3ancis Knollys, thlo Prince of Wales by Lord . Cnurclill, and the Dtuke of York by the Hon. Derek Reppel. Thomas Hardy, the novelist, 'and numerous county-folk were also present. - THE KAISER'S VISIT TO COWES. The Press Association Cowes ...

... Archibald Alisoni at 2s 6d apiece ; Capt. Basil Hall, Sir Arthur Helps, and J. Payne Collier at 2s each; T'nomas Campbell, Thomas Hardy, author of Ear from the Madding Crowd; Mac. pberson of Ossian fame, and James Maidinent at Is 6d each; while at the lowest ...

... Czworie, farmer-, Ioacsanity. 105 ; Captain black1 of hlown 4 ; William Christie, farmer, Tufts, Fs. tje;n:ccsefui-liev. Thomas Hardy, Fowlis Wocster , 55 Mr Todd, farmner, Gorthv, 46. Rev. Sir Itendry nod Mr Christie being equal fon the fifth ldlce, the ...

... parish of Luss, vacant by the tranisla- 0 tion of the Rev. Robert AW right to Dalkeitlh. We 1 understmtnd that the Rev. Thomas Hardy, presently minister of the clapel at Wishiaw Town, in the county of Lanaik, has been presented to the church and pa- fc ...

... - s ?? halfyal meeting of this Synod was held at A Perth yesterday. In the ferenoon the retiring ?,K a-mederator, Rev. Thomas Hardy, Fowlis-Wester, adpreached *in the East Church. At the hoeleass F, mbroaesicg to the afternoon- Rev. Andrew Beavie. 01 ...

... Assembly, in room of the Rev. Mr Jamieson, Monzie. The commis- sioners accordingly are; -- Rev. Dr Pankin , Muthill; Rev. Thomas Hardy, F. Wester; Rev. J. Martin. Grasl; Rev. ?? Cadapbell, Moonzie- vaird. Elders-Messrs James Culbert, teacher, Ardoch; James ...