Letters of Emma and Florence Hardy (Hardcover)

Emma Hardy, Florence Emily Hardy

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It has been said that both Thomas Hardy's wives were livlier letter-writers than he was himself. They were certainly less discreet, especially on the subject of their marital grievances, with the result that Hardy's intensely private life and personality are uniquely illuminated in the letters of the two women who knew him best. Their characteristic voices--and their opinions on many other subjects besides their husband--sound clearly through this generous selection of their letters: it is the first time they have spoken extensively in print. Hardy married Emma Lavinia Gilford in 1874, when he was thirty-four and she thirty-three; two years later after her death in 1912 he married Florence Emily Dugdale, thirty-nine years his junior. Relatively few of Emma's letters survive, but those included vividly register not only her distinctive personality and ideas but also, if less directly, the deteriorating later phases of her marriage. Florence Hardy's leters are far more numerous, largely because of her husband's immense fame in old age, and her own role as the doorkeeper of Max Gate.;This book is intended for general readers interested in biography as well as students of Victorian and early twentieth-century literature.

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Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 1996
Authors:	Emma Hardy • Florence Emily Hardy
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	390
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-818609-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-818609-6
Barcode:	9780198186090