... of the man behind the book,' to which we referred last week, we may mention that it is the opinion of one who knows Mr Thomas Hardy somewhat intimately, that Jude, unconsciously or consciously, is a self-drawn por- trait of the author. The resemblances ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... GREE. NEW VOLhXEb OF 2s SEPES. B. By GEORGE DOUGLAS. PB'Just such a book as .Mr Thomas Hardy would sorita if ho wero to deol with ouch a subject. The wrier has cau.rht Mr Hardy's manner iathe pintureaesot ?? uof details, vrhile ho hp- a tlorou,,h knov.sedo ...

... edition of Harper's Magazine is rprojected to be published by Messrs Sampson, tow & Co., London. It is understood that Mr Thomas Hardy is engaged upon anew novel, to be illustrated by Mr Dm Mariner, of PuncA, which will appear exclusively in Harer's. ?? ...

... of the Rcee. By Thomas Hardy and Florence I Henucnuer-Day-Books. By Mabel E. Votton. (LondoR: John Lane.) ] Life's Little Ironies. A set of tales, with - some Colloquial Sketches, entitled A Fese 3 Creste Chraracters. By Thomas Hardy. i I(London: Osgood ...

... 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 ...

... RENAN-. HALL CAINl`. PRtOF. JEBB. OiT SIR WALTEM BE;AN\T. PIERRIE TOT'. ALPHIONSE DAUDET. er ED'MUND GOSSE. PAUL BOITRG ,t THOMAS HARDY. th MRS HUMPERY WARD. EDMrlUND DE GouNCOURT. DR GARNIETT. :cc inr- It will ha seen tllnt the list ineludes many faurioxs ...

... aclxun. D.D. one Her Majesty ChapUms. bd Mssikh, __ I R~ady, and contains the Opening Chapters the New THE TRUMPET MAJOR. Thomas Hardy. Author of •* Far from Crowd, to. And Articles tar The Bishop Rocncs-1 Profsasrr M'Kendrlek. tar I John D.D.. Richardson ...

... this remarkable work to their beautiful little Pocket Library. '-Wessex Tales-Strange, Lively, and Corn- monplace. By Thomas Hardy, author of The Woodlanders, &.c 2 vols. (Leaden: Macmillanl & Co.r)-Mso, if not the whole, of these five stories have ...

... ?? 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 ...