HARDY IN AMERICA (321 pp.)Carl J. WeberColby College Press ($5).
Thomas Hardy never set foot on U.S. soil, doubtless never dreamed of a special immortality in the state of Maine. But Colby College, in Waterville, Me., now boasts one of the world's foremost Hardy libraries. Organizer of the collection is Carl J. Weber, 52, Roberts Professor of English 'Literature at Colby. For years Dr. Weber has been exploring the Hardy field, until he probably knows more of its little secrets than the great British poet-novelist himself ever knew.
One product of his researches was a valuable biography: Hardy of Wessex (TIME, April 22,...
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