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Thomas Hardy asked for his personal papers to be destroyed when he died, but one seminal notebook survived, and it offers a unique insight into his methods of research.
Most of Thomas Hardy 's personal papers were destroyed at his request when he died, but one seminal notebook survived the flames. Its pages offer unique insight into Hardy's methods of research, showing how the writer took snippets from local newspapers and, using the immense power of his imagination, transformed them into some of the greatest literature ever written in the English language.
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