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Thomas Hardy was an English writer and poet in the Romantic era. Hardy was greatly influenced by Charles Dickens and William Wordsworth, and he went on to write critically acclaimed classics like Far From the Madding Crowd and Tess of the d'Ubervilles

The phrase "life's little ironies" is now proverbial, but it was coined by Hardy as the title for this, his third volume of short stories, including such classics as An Imaginative Woman and A Tragedy of Two Ambitions. Unified by his quintessential irony, strong visual sense,... Read Full Overview

Thomas Hardy OM (2 June 1840 - 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry of William Wordsworth. He was highly critical... Read Full Overview

Life's Little Ironies is a collection of tales written by Thomas Hardy, originally published in 1894.There is a Prefatory Note to the revised edition, written by the author, which says this of the above contents: "Of the following collection the first story, 'An Imaginative Woman',... Read Full Overview

Life's Little Ironies is a collection of short stories and sketches by the renowned English author Thomas Hardy. The book contains a series of tales that explore the theme of irony in everyday life, highlighting the unexpected twists and turns that can occur in human relationships... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

The phrase life's little ironies' is now proverbial, but it was coined by Hardy as the title for this, his third volume of short stories. While the tales and sketches reflect many of the strengths and themes of the great novels, they are powerful works in their own right. Unified... Read Full Overview

Thomas Hardy (June 2 1840-January 11 1928) was a novelist and poet. His is famous for the sober and realistic portrayals of the characters in his novels. While his novels were successful and controversial, he considered himself mainly a poet.