About
An important Victorian Realist author, he is remembered for Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Far from the Madding Crowd, and other novels. Also a significant poet, he published Moments of Vision, Satires of Circumstance, and Winter Words in Various Moods and Metres, among other collections.
Before Fame
He was the son of a stonemason and worked for a time as an architect's apprentice before studying at King's College, London.
Trivia
He dictated a poem to his second wife while he was on his deathbed.
Family Life
He was married to Emma Lavinia Gifford until her death. Later, he wed Florence Dugdale.
Associated With
His work influenced the literary development of author D.H. Lawrence.
