[InkStone]

Thanks for your post! Thomas Hardy was a fine writer who really brought his characters to life; more Americans should read his works.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

When I was quite young and depressed, I read many Thomas Hardy books. Believe me, they will not lift you out depression. The books are tragic, and full of "if only" moments when a slight change of fate would have made all the difference between joy and hopeless despair.

The characterizations and writing are wonderful. They truly evoke a time and place, but joyous they are not.

I believe Amazon has 25 of Hardy's novels available for free in one Kindle edition.