Biography
What did Thomas Hardy study in Dorchester?
Latin, French, German, and mathematics
What did Hardy’s father teach him?
to play the violin
Where do most of Hardy’s novels take place?
in Dorset / in Wessex
How tall was he?
a little over 150 centimetres
Where did Thomas Hardy and his wife travel?
they travelled to Germany, France, and Italy
What happened to Hardy in 1912?
his first wife suddenly died
How old was Thomas Hardy when he died?
87
Thomas Hardy was often sick when he was a child
True
In 1856, Hardy started working as an architect in London
False. (he started working for a local architect)
Hardy’s book Far from the Madding Crowd was a failure
False. (it was successful and made Hardy famous)
Hardy made a map of the area where his stories take place
True
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Thomas Hardy and Emma Gifford were a happy couple
False (their marriage wasn’t a happy one)
Hardy’s second wife was much younger than him.
True (she was 38 years younger)
Thomas Hardy stopped writing when he got old.
False (he continued writing poems until his death)