Table of Contents

Contents: General Editor's preface; Thomas Hardy: a chronology; Introduction; Interviews; Hardy's boyhood; Courtship; In the eighties; The nineties; 1900-1910; 1911-1917; 'Life's decline': 1918-1920; 'I looked back': 1921-1925; 'The last scene': 1926-1928; 'A death-day recalled'; Index.

About the Author

Martin Ray, formerly University of Aberdeen, UK

Reviews

'In Thomas Hardy Remembered, Martin Ray breaks new ground with that steadfast application of mind and archeological precision we have come to know and trust as characteristic of his scholarship. This is not only a pioneering work but also a riveting read, unfolding a Hardy before our eyes via that most persuasive of all forms of biographical writing, the first-hand account - in this instance, the unmediated accounts of Hardy’s literary (and oft-opinionated) contemporaries.' Rosemarie Morgan, Yale University, and President, Thomas Hardy Association ’...fresh perspectives on Hardy for twenty-first-century readers. Although Ray offers this collection as a complement to Thomas Hardy: Interviews and Recollections, ed. by James Gibson (1999), Ray’s collection emerges as superior because of its more useful organizational scheme and helpful annotations throughout...Highly Recommended.’ Choice ’Martin Ray's meticulous scholarship is reflected in his detailed index which, whilst offering admirable support to the leisurely reader, is also invaluable to the magpie... This book is a labour of love grounded in the discipline and attention to detail that marks the distinguished scholar. It has much to offer as a supplement to Hardy's work and the numerous biographies... It also offers a fascinating introduction to a writer whose work placed him firmly in the spotlight of celebrity but whose instinct was ever for privacy and seclusion.’ The Thomas Hardy Journal ’This is indeed a fascinating read both for specialists in Thomas Hardy and general readers interested in late Victorian and Edwardian British culture and history. ... Really important biographical documents are included in long excerpts and splendidly annonated both for the literary scholar and the general reader.’ Archiv für das Studium der Neueren Sprachen und Literaturen