Thomas
Hardy was born in Higher Bockhampton, Dorsetshire, England.
He was educated in local schools and then privately. The
son of a stonemason, Hardy was apprenticed to a local
architect, then later pursued an occupation as an architect
while writing poetry unsuccessfully. Hardy was able to
make a living as a novelist. Following the death of his
first wife, he produced a collection of poems entitled
Veteris Vestigiae Flammae (Vestiges of an Old Flame)
that eloquently captured his feelings of his loss.
Thomas
Hardy was born in Higher Bockhampton, Dorsetshire, England.
He was educated in local schools and then privately. The
son of a stonemason, Hardy was apprenticed to a local
architect, then later pursued an occupation as an architect
while writing poetry unsuccessfully. Hardy was able to
make a living as a novelist. Following the death of his
first wife, he produced a collection of poems entitled
Veteris Vestigiae Flammae (Vestiges of an Old Flame)
that eloquently captured his feelings of his loss.