... THOMAS HARDY, Mr Hardy is an unequal writer. He has his great moments, but is often dull and artificial. Although dealing so largely with peasant types and rustic situations, there is seldom anything idyllic in his treatment of them. It is in the tragic ...

... the peasant and middle-class life of the English Midlands of half a century ago. Of living novelists George Meredith and Thomas Hardy get precedence. GEORGE MEREDITH. The distinction of originality of style and method is undoubtedly his. But this very ...

... THE ACAZIAN. A volame of Macmillan M time begins in May, and with it the first nt of a novel by Thomas Hardy. The April issue is without a tale; but ‘‘A Legend of Another World in conception, and beautafully worked out, will be read with intense imterest ...

... woman and man interprets the facts of life, consciously or unconsciously. Even rebel at life is to put interpretation it. Thomas Hardy, one of his norela, allows the thought to dominate the central haracter—that were never consulted as to oar desire about ...

... imformed |) Mr Ooartmey that the tay in publishi the index to ‘ Rymer’s Poshera been « » to the illmess and cleath of Sir Thomas Hardy. I is now in active tiow, however, amd] the complete vohame i expected to be for imsae to the public at the em! Of the ...

... letter* apology for absence, through Olnces or old age. wore sent by. amongst other*. Mr Thomas Burt, M.P., Frederick Harrison. Professor Mondsey. Lord Thomas Hardy, and George Meredith, the famous novelist*, R. J. M. Robertson. George Anderson etc., etc ...

... with which our readers are already familiar. Illustrations—Portrait of Professor Minto, and siews of the residences of Mr Thomas Hardy and Mr Rudyard Kipling. RECEIVED from the Drummond Depot, Stirling, a new packet— Chepstow Chips, or O'er True Tales. ...

... of this unhappy boy it one of tbs saddest we remember—he ass got, even more than little Jade Pawley, an attack of what Thomas Hardy calls the ache modernism.’' wants two yean away from all books, learning all that garden and farm can teach him. He composes ...

... whether, in another lialf century. and Scott and Thackeray will compare influence »’ery favourably with George Meredith and Thomas Hardy end Mrs Humphry Ward, to name but three—oi* g they exert, greater influence, shall be, not i-ausc of their superiority ...

... Fnoal, wita»a said it vaejpoatiUe that the old bsttiog alip might bo carried that day for the purpose of aettuag old bet. Thomas Hardy, Ualteaats, said had bear only a month in Saltcoats, and was not very familiar with the people. Accused Lad been pointed ...

... briefer forms. The writers include such well-known names as W. I) Howells, P,obert Louis Stevenson, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Bret Harte, Walter Besant, Thomas Hardy, Henry James, Frances Hodgson Burnett, George W. Cable, etc., etc. The pictorial side of the number ...

... the best tale writers of the day. Last week's issue was bright with pictures, and eminently readable. We notice that Mr Thomas Hardy is to contribute a serial, the first since his great work, Tess of the D' Urber vines. MY ACADIAN FRIEND. ( An, American ...