Thomas Hardy 
Tess of the dUrbervilles: A Pure Woman 

Thomas Hardy (2 June 1840 11 January 1928) was a writer and poet born in Dorchester, England. Hardys poetry dealt mainly with the naturalism movement. Hardy considered himself a poet first, but his most famous works were his novels, particularly Far from the Madding Crowd and Tess of the d’Urbervilles.