A Thomas Hardy Dictionary

This dictionary of Hardy's novels, poems, essays and dramas aims to provide valuable insight and guidance on many questions, including meliorism, chance Old Style reckoning, the eleventh commandment, and the origins of Poorgrass's multiplying eye, the Shockerwick House scene, the location of Lewgate, and the title "Where Three Roads Joined". It also features architectural terms, the sources of quotations, identification of fictional characters, and the explanation of rare or rustic words taken from Hardy's works.