Backward Spring

By Thomas Hardy · Running time 00:24:41 · Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

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LibriVox volunteers bring you 22 recordings of A Backward Spring by Thomas Hardy. This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 19, 2023. ------ While Hardy wrote poetry throughout his life and regarded himself primarily as a poet, his first collection was not published until 1898. Initially, he gained fame as the author of novels such as Far from the Madding Crowd (1874), The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891), and Jude the Obscure (1895). During his lifetime, Hardy's poetry was acclaimed by younger poets (particularly the Georgians) who viewed him as a mentor - Sum

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