The poem Drummer Hodge is a poem by Thomas Hardy. It was first published as The Dead Drummer in the year of 1899. But, the poem made its appearance under its well-known title in his Poems of the Past and the Present (1901). Actually, Thomas Hardy’s short poem Drummer Hodge is an elegy for a … Read more
The last of the Victorian, Thomas Hardy (1840 – 1928) was one of the most well-known and popular novelists of England. ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’, ‘The Mayor of Casterbridge’, ‘Tess of the d’Urbervilles’, and ‘Jude the Obscure’ are some of his famous novels among many others. As far from the Madding Crowd (1874) is … Read more
About the novel Far from the Madding Crowd Far from the Madding Crowd is a novel written by Thomas Hardy that was his popular success as well It was first published serially as well as anonymously in The Cornhill Magazine in the year of 1874 In addition, the same year (1874) Far from the Madding … Read more
About the poem The Darkling Thrush The Darkling Thrush is a famous and important poem by Thomas Hardy. Hardy wrote this poem in the year of December 1900 Here, in this poem, the poet/speaker reflected on: (I) the end of the nineteenth (19th) century (II) the state of Western civilization as well It (this poem) … Read more
A Regret Over the Failure of Love This poem depicts the passing away of the love which the poet and his beloved had at one time felt for each other. The memory of a love, which has come to an end, is always bitter but it has its sweetness also. In this poem, it is … Read more
