The Voice Resources

Websites

Introducing Thomas Hardy

Here's a useful bio by the Poetry Foundation.

The Victorian Web

This is an awesome resource for all things Hardy.

Hardy Society

No, it's not a group of tough folks. It's a group of Thomas Hardy enthusiasts.

Video

Tragedy at Stonehenge

Here's the final scene of the BBC adaptation of Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles.

Brief Bio

Here's a "tastefully exaggerated," kind of funny biography video, produced for a literature class.

Audio

Dramatic Reading

Here's a very serious version of "The Voice."

Somber Reading

Here's another version.

Librivoxed

Here a woman's voice with this version.

Images

Hardy in Old Age

Here he is, rockin' an enviable handlebar mustache.

Emma Gifford at 30

Nice updo, Emma!

The Hardy Homestead

See it for yourself.

Articles and Interviews

Slate takes on Hardy

See what they have to say about the Emma poems!

The New York Times Obituary

For our man Thomas.

Books

Hardy's Novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles

This is a classic that deserves all the hype.

Movies & TV

Hardy's Novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles: The TV Mini-Series

The BBC really knows how to work a tragic tale like this one.

Trishna

A Bollywood version of Tess!