{"product_id":"thomas-hardy-the-complete-poems","title":"Thomas Hardy: The Complete Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eThomas Hardys first love was always poetry. It was not until 1898  when he was fifty-eight years old  having already established his reputation with fourteen novels and over forty short stories  that his first book of poetry  Wessex Poems was published. For the final thirty years of his life he abandoned fiction and devoted himself entirely to poetry. It is a tribute to his remarkable powers of creativity that he is now not only regarded as one of the most important English novelists but is also recognised as a poet of major stature and ever increasing popularity. The Complete Poems   edited by James Gibson  includes all of Hardys prolific output of more than nine hundred poems  complemented by a detailed notes section. Collected in this single volume are his eight books of verse  all the uncollected poems  Domicilium and the songs from The Dynasts. This new edition contains an additional poem  The Sound of Her .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44945985437749,"sku":"ByrdShop_0333949293","price":36.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780333949290_06e7888a-276d-4f9d-bbcd-5096c810610a.jpg?v=1770545204","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/thomas-hardy-the-complete-poems","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}