Thomas Hardy's most recommended books

We've asked 12,000+ authors and super readers for their favorite books. Here are their favorite books by Thomas Hardy.

Chosen by 5 people

Books like Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Chosen by 3 people

Books like Far from the Madding Crowd

Chosen by 3 people

Books like The Return of the Native

Chosen by 2 people

Books like Tess of the D Urbervilles

Chosen by 1 person

Books like Two on a Tower

Book lists with Thomas Hardy's books

14 authors created a book list with a book by Thomas Hardy as one of their picks.

• Descriptions of the real world make it seem unreal
• Taking you into the world of farming
• Inspirational and eerie Gothic
• Supernatural challenging the way we see the world
• Whose women characters don’t or won’t conform
• Classics featuring exceptional female protagonists

Book lists connected to Thomas Hardy's books

219 authors created a book list connected to Thomas Hardy's books by genre, topic, theme, and mood.

• Speculative fiction featuring revolutions: fight the power!
• Military history fiction books set in the pre-1900s
• Wartime historical fiction
• Heroic epics escaping into conflicts of the past
• Capturing a moment in history
• Books that sweep through time and immerse you in a story so compelling that you don’t even realize you’re learning about history

Genres connected to Thomas Hardy's books

Topics connected to Thomas Hardy's books