Show how thomas thorn a hardy work works the author of tem of the DUber villes lives near dorchester in his beloved wessex he ile is an acting magistrate and la in discharge of the duties of his position he has bas many opportunities of studying life among the poor and lowly when he is to engaged on a story astory it is his practice toro to retire to his study immediately after breakfast and not emerge until his days work Is done mr hardy is fifty two years old and did not definitely make literature bis his profession until IM 1873 after the success of under the greenwood tree before that he had read divinity and studied and practiced architecture american register |