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Thomas Hardy was born in higher Bock Hampton Dorset, England on June 2, 1840. He was the first of four children. One interesting facts about Thomas Hardy is that when he was first born, he was thought to be dead and only grew to be five feet tall. As a child, Hardy was influenced by both literature and music. His parents Jemina and Thomas were actively involved in his life. Thomas Hardy’s father taught him how to play the violin and his mother taught him how to read. As a child "he often journeyed about the countryside playing for dances and storing up the impressions of rural life that make up so large a part of his work" (world bio). When Thomas Hardy was done with the education he received at private school he thought of entering the church or attending a university.
Ultimately, Thomas Hardy ended up becoming an apprentice to John Hicks an architect in Dorchester, England because of the traits he learned from his father. Six years after working for John Hicks, Thomas Hardy decided to move to London to pursue a writing career. Thomas Hardy later became a novelist, dra...

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