SOURCE: “Mr. Hardy's Novels.” British Quarterly Review 73 (April 1881): 174-83.
In the following excerpt from an early review of Hardy's novels, the critic compares Hardy to some of his contemporaries and points out the salient features of his fiction. However, the reviewer states that Far from the Madding Crowd is not one of Hardy's best works.
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