Comment critically on the contribution of Thomas Hardy to the English novel.

Comment critically on the contribution of Thomas Hardy to the English novel. Or The contribution of Thomas Hardy to the development of the English Novel. Answer:- Thomas Hardy (2June1840-11January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. Hardy wrote poetry throughout his life and regarded himself as a poet but his first collection of poetry was not published(1898). Therefore he published some of his popular novels such as Far from the Madding Crowd( 1874), The Mayor of Casterb...