A while back I watch a documentary on BBC One about the writer and poet. As I had to study his work for english back in school, it was very interesting to be able to grasp a better understanding on his life. He was a very private person, so little was known about him, but Hardy had pretty much documented his life through his books and poetry, writing about his hardships and relationships.
I really enjoyed watching the programme about him as some of his books were ahead of it's time. Books such as "Far from Madding Crowd" and "Jude the Obscure" brought may fans aswell as critics. The public loved the storylines and characters but others argued it was too obscene and offensive, the themes toyed with traditional beliefs of marriage and religion and instead of representing women as the stereotypical housewife, he often wrote them with a mind and freedom of their own.
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