{"product_id":"2026100006694-secondhand-the-complete-poems","title":"The Complete Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: repr.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good. Jacket: Worn\/faded, with some minor chipping and rubbing along edges and corners. No visible tears. Page Condition: Good, pages appear intact with minor age toning likely. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears intact and firm. Stickers\/Labels: None visible. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Hardy's The Complete Poems stands as the definitive collection of verse from one of England's most celebrated literary figures, gathering nearly a thousand poems written across six decades of creative output. Hardy turned to poetry as his primary medium after abandoning fiction, and this volume chronicles the full arc of that poetic life — from early lyrical meditations to his final, deeply personal elegies. Spanning themes of love, loss, nature, time, and the quiet tragedies of rural English life, the collection presents Hardy's signature philosophical pessimism with a tenderness and formal mastery that continues to captivate readers. Each poem illustrates his extraordinary gift for transforming the ordinary — a country churchyard, a chance encounter, a remembered voice — into profound and lasting verse. This is an essential volume for any serious reader of English literature, offering an unbroken view of one of the Victorian and Edwardian era's most distinctive and enduring poetic voices.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48888022040795,"sku":"2026100006694-SECONDHAND","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/2ebda5a8-fa97-43ed-9f83-d2afedc480a4.png?v=1781753082","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100006694-secondhand-the-complete-poems","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}