![]() ![]() In 1873, he published A Pair of Blue Eyes, to which he put his own name and this book was relatively more successful. Hardy destroyed the manuscript and worked on two others which were published but anonymously. He wrote his first novel The Poor Man and The Lady in 1867 but met with little success. He then trained to be an architect and began writing poetry. He suffered from life long ill health and was schooled at home till he was sixteen. Thomas Hardy was brought up in rural Dorset and was the son of a humble stonemason. When the veiled owner comes out to thank him, he discovers that she is none other than the beautiful woman who once rejected him and moved away. ![]() One evening the farmer helps to put out a blazing fire in a lonely farm. On the flip side the farmer loses everything he has and travels around the country seeking employment. However, the young woman inherits a fortune and moves away. The young woman saves the life of a farmer who subsequently falls in love with her. This story opens with a lovely, poor and proud young woman who lives with her aunt. ![]()
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