<p>First published in 1954, this publication has been recognized as an authoritative Hardy bibliography and biography. In this enhanced edition, Charles P.C. Pettit has contributed substantial additional material to aid contemporary readers. An introduction describes the compilation of the text and evaluates its key attributes, its place in the evolution of single-author bibliography and its influence on Hardy studies. There is also a two-part supplement. The first part guides the reader through the mass of material published on Hardy by providing an annotated bibliography of key works that expand or update the information supplied by Purdy. The second part draws upon the contributions of a number of Hardy scholars in identifying errors in the book as originally published and significant bibliographical information that has become available since that time.</p>

Thomas Hardy: A Bibliographical Study

Literature & Fiction

Purdy, Richard L.

History & Criticism

The British Library Publishing Division

<p>Second edition. This work brings the 1954 first edition up-to-date with over five decades of new bibliographical reference additions all contained in a new two-part supplement. The first part guides the reader through the mass of material published on Hardy in recent decades by providing an annotated bibliography of key works that expand or update the information supplied by Purdy. The second part draws upon the contributions of a number of Hardy scholars in identifying errors in the book as originally published and significant bibliographical information that has become available since that time. Charles P.C. Pettit has contributed substantial additional material to aid today's reader. An Introduction describes the compilation of A Bibliographical Study and evaluates its key attributes, its place in the evolution of single-author bibliography, and its influence on Hardy studies. The author, Richard Little Purdy 1904-1990 , was one of the leading Hardy scholars of the twentieth century. In addition to writing this classic bibliography, Purdy collaborated with Michael Millgate in editing the seven indispensable volumes of Hardy's Collected Letters. 432 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 8vo..</p>

Pettit, Charles P. C.

British & Irish

Oak Knoll Pr

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