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