Thomas Hardy, English poet and novelist. He is a writer who spans two centuries. His early and mid-term creations were mainly novels, which inherited and carried forward the literary tradition of Victorian era. In his later years, he developed English literature in the 20th century with his excellent poems. His major works include Under the Green Tree, Away from the Crowd, The Return of the Native, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the D 'Urbervilles, Jude the Obscure and two poetic tragedies, The Tragedy of the King and the Queen of Cornwall.