Thomas Hardys Facts Notebook by William Greenslade

Thomas Hardys Facts Notebook by William Greenslade

Hardy kept notebooks on a variety of subjects which he would later use as an aide-memoire when writing his novels. This carefully edited volume explores Hardy's notebooks which should have been destroyed upon his death uncopied, as he so eloquently put it.

'.. perceptively introduced and meticulously edited and annotated... It's a portrait of a great writer at work, selecting, shaping and picking up fresh ideas...' The Guardian 'This book will be indispensable to Hardy scholars; the editor has done an excellent job, the notes are helpful and exhaustive. But I don't believe you need to be a Hardy buff to value it. Well-indexed, it is a ragbag which many interested in that period and in the West of England will enjoy rummaging through.' The Spectator 'Ashgate deserve praise for seeing this unique document amongst Hardy's private writings into print...' Dorset Magazine 'The so-called 'Facts' Notebook is the last of the twelve to be edited, and it is fascinating... William Greenslade's handsome edition of Thomas Hardy's 'Facts' Notebook...Hardy's novels are sometimes characterized as gloomy or sensational, but his 'Facts' Notebook portrays a more violent, desperate society by far than he would have been permitted to describe in his fiction.' TLS 'Hardy scholars will value the publication of this notebook...this volume marks a decisive change in the direction of Hardy's writings in the early l880s...Highly recommended...' Choice '... a fascinating book...' The Use of English 'Between them, William Greenslade and Ashgate have done an excellent job of presentation... The editorial procedures and principles of annotation are logical, clearly explained, and consistently applied; there is an excellent critical introduction... Both editor and press are to be congratulated for the service they have performed for Hardy studies in making this essential document available in such a visually pleasing and authoritative form.' ELT 'The painstaking labour that such an exemplary scholarly edition necessitates can easily be overlooked: the end product has an easy, organic feel... Greenslade also provides an exceptionally detailed and usable index... The 'Facts' notebook provides an expertly contextualized, fascinating, and tellingly eclectic record of the actions and events, the scandals, thoughts, and feelings that caught Hardy's story-telling imagination... provides an indispensable, and unexpected, index to his life.' Victorian Studies

William Greenslade is Principal Lecturer in English, University of the West of England, Bristol. He is the author of Degeneration, Culture and the Novel 1880-1940 (1994). He has edited George Gissing's The Whirlpool (1997) and has published a number of articles on late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century British literature and culture.

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ISBN 13	9781840142358
ISBN 10	1840142359
Title	Thomas Hardys Facts Notebook
Author	William Greenslade
Series	The Nineteenth Century Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Routledge
Year published	2004-05-28
Number of pages	401
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.