... AflTS in my chequeted life; thefr is not one I regari as having been spent more happily. THE GOSPEL OF THOMA.S HARDY. And now, what is the gospel. of Thomas Htaudy? Do not expect me to embody in the ocuelduding parngntph of a shoot a6cle a theme whichl within ...

... the *e literary matter in the Christmas number pf the F( ?? London News is guaranteed by the p names of Bret Harte, Q,' Thomas Hardy, u and J. M. Bsarris, while the engravings which # an are profusely scattered through the number are ul admirable. The ...

... Swinburne, A Swimmer's Dream.. Candour in English Fiction is dealt with by Walter Besant, Mrs. Lynn Linton, and Thomas Hardy. Viscount Wolmer makes some suggestions on how to get the Tithes Bill through Parliament- and another political article ...

... the well-knove writer who used the signature of Q. had done .n delineating the characteristics of Cornwall, Eand Air. Thomas Hardy had dope in placing before us life in Wessex, and he considered the addition of work of that kind to Weish literature would ...

... turn their Attention to the subject. Fancy a programme contaiing BSach's Fugue in G minor, wmith ' letterpress ' 'by. say. Thomas Hardy; 'Lemmens' 'Storm,' 'with Impressions by Mir. Hall Caine, or PSatiate's ' Andante in ?? with literary glis- -sandos by ...

... the Salford Baths, New Blackfriare. sereef, on Monday, Mr. J. R. Gordon in the chair.- In the course of an address Mr. Thomas Hardy said the public house wes the demoraliser and destroyer of the people. To ?? about - compensating men whso were engaged ...

... Ecoleston, 1y William Valiant Ircher, aged 54. a PRESTON.-Bulxials since our lest :-Riehard Scaleg, ,, Byron-street, aged 70; Thomas Hardy, Fletcher- a- road, 42; Reuben Hand, Dover. street, 51; Sophia lY Kellett, Springfield-stroet, 71; AT oraham Wilcoek, St ...

... unemployed problem on hand in one or other of its various forms. This experiment- which is taking place in the 0 county M?n Thomas Hardy and his peasants b and leading characters have made so famous h t beg about six or seven years ago, when Sir I Robert purchased ...

... George Tihomson. bolousb coroner, held at inquiry at the Oldhame Town Ifall into thie circuuistamibes attending the death of Thomas Hardy, vho on Thursday morniteg died at his reyi- tlence frons the effects of poisonl Thle Coroner, in addressing the jury, said ...

... a foregone conclusion in favour of the bonnta ! Probably the select few Xill have the self- den tal 311 to themselves. Thomas Hardy representsone of hiscleverestheroines as creating a new departure as a society entertainer by anpearing as a racontesuse ...

... in literature. It was ist on the whole, and in a double sense, a slow tl affair. Only the little piece written by Mr. S Thomas Hardy on the basis of one of his O' an well-known WNessex tales made a hit, aW er and even the hit of his piece was a lyrather ...

... - f:-riS of Thomas Hardy are the subject (zt ; . attractive illustration in an exhibition Ca e colours and oils and of drawings in and white, which has been opened in t. Any one visiting this charming C ii.ei wvill find that Mr. Hardy has not hiS plots ...