#Thomas Hardy

FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD’s Boldwood: A 19th Century Incel?

Taking a look at the Thomas Hardy classic, FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD, and its character, William Boldwood, as an early fictional example of an incel.

The Best FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD Quotes

19 of the best Far From the Madding Crowd quotes on love, life, and women.

Honest Plot Summaries of 19th-Century Novels

Simple summaries of novels written in the 19th century.

Alan Rickman’s Best Bookish Roles

A remembrance of the best bookish roles played by Alan Rickman

Reading Pathway: Ford Madox Ford

Three books to introduce you to the writing of Ford Madox Ford.

How Reading Thomas Hardy Led Me to Romance Novels

How taking a Thomas Hardy summer seminar led one Rioter to embracing romance novels.

Books We Read Too Soon

From too scary to too sexy: books we read too soon to really appreciate them.