The Monty Python sketch of Thomas Hardy writing ... nobly. As Hardy grew older, he had infatuations and love affairs (lots of them). At age 30, he married Emma Gifford. Together, they roamed ...

son of Thomas, a stonemason, and Jemima. He was educated locally and apprenticed as an architect. He moved to London in 1862 and in 1874 he married Emma Gifford (died 1912). Far from the Madding Crowd ...