![]() ![]() Hardy finally achieved success in 1874 with Far from the Madding Crowd, which allowed him quit his day job and focus entirely on writing. Hardy’s next attempt was 1871’s Desperate Remedies, which did find a publisher, although it wasn’t successful. In 1868, he finished his first novel, The Poor Man and the Lady, but couldn’t find anyone to publish it. He started off writing poetry but remained unsuccessful. ![]() Instead, Hardy became an architect’s apprentice he worked as an architect into the 1860s, when he began his writing career. ![]() Hardy’s family wasn’t particularly wealthy, and though he received some schooling, his parents did not have the means to send their son to college. Thomas Hardy was the son of a stonemason and a well-educated woman who served as his teacher throughout his early childhood. ![]()
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