{"product_id":"2026200017491-secondhand-selected-poems","title":"Selected Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Hardy's Selected Poems stands as an essential gathering of verse from one of Victorian and Edwardian England's most celebrated literary figures, chronicling the full emotional range of a writer who poured into poetry the same raw humanity that defined his celebrated novels. From the rolling heathlands of Dorset to the intimate chambers of personal grief, this collection presents Hardy's unflinching meditations on love, loss, time, and the indifferent forces of nature — rendered in verse of remarkable formal precision and lyrical power.\n\nHardy's poetry is distinguished by its deceptively plain-spoken voice, which conceals a profound philosophical weight beneath its rural imagery and metrical ingenuity. His elegies, particularly those written in the aftermath of his first wife Emma's death, are widely regarded as among the finest in the English language, transforming private sorrow into universal art. Penguin's selection introduces readers to the full breadth of his poetic vision — from wry pastoral observations to devastating laments — leaving one to wonder how a writer so attuned to beauty could remain so honestly acquainted with despair.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49210276184283,"sku":"2026200017491-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/05484265-a5d2-4bb7-ba93-1ccafcfc2413.png?v=1788268536","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200017491-secondhand-selected-poems","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}