Thomas Hardy
/ˌtɒməs ˈhɑːdi/
/ˌtɑːməs ˈhɑːrdi/
- (1840-1928) an English writer of novels and poems. He was born in Dorset and set most of his stories there, calling it 'Wessex' and its main town 'Casterbridge'. The region is still often called Hardy country. Many of his novels show how much of human life is controlled by chance, which can be very cruel. His books often have an unhappy ending. The best known include Far from the Madding Crowd (1874), Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1891) and Jude the Obscure (1895). Many people in Victorian England did not like his books when they were first published, and for this reason Hardy stopped writing novels and wrote mostly poetry for the later part of his life.
托马斯·哈迪：（1840-1928）英国小说和诗歌作家。他出生于多塞特郡，并在此定居大部分故事，称其为“ Wessex”，而其主要城镇为“ Casterbridge”。该地区仍常被称为哈迪国家。他的许多小说都表明，人的生活是由偶然控制的，这可能非常残酷。他的书常常结局不佳。最著名的电影包括《远离剧变人群》（1874年），《德伯维尔的苔丝》（1891年）和《默默无闻的裘德》（1895年）。维多利亚时代英格兰的许多人在初次出版时就不喜欢他的书，因此，哈代停止了小说创作，并在他的后半生主要创作了诗歌。