The Collected Letters of Thomas Hardy, Volume 7: with Addenda

'The editing is exemplary throughout and there is a good deal of pleasure to be had from the footnotes.' John Gross, The Sunday Telegraph 'A valuable undertaking is concluded, and the footnotes, frequently longer than the letters themselves, are informative as ever ... Goode clearly loves Hardy's work and knows it intimately; his readings of the various texts are percipient, intelligent and close' Glen Cavaliero, Times Literary Supplement 'admiration of the high editorial standards is blended with amazement at the speed with which the project has reached completion' Norman Page, London Review of Books 'Seen in their completed form the seven volumes must be hailed as a towering achievement. The editors have imposed a rigorous discipline on their task and, in so doing, have set a standard which is all the more admirable at a time when so much publishing looks for easier options and short cuts.' Desmond Hawkins, Contemporary Review 'what an excellent edition this is - accurate, thorough, and invariably helpful to students at all levels ... Hardy scholarship can never be the same again.' Merryn Williams, Notes and Queries 'Difficult to overpraise Millgate and Purdy for the scrupulous perfection with which they have carried through their editorial task.' Times Educational Supplement 'it is so well organized ... There is no doubt that this is an edition for all time.' Simon Gatrell, University of Georgia, Journal of English and Germanic Philology `The publication of the letters, edited by Professor >millgate for the Oxford University Press, has been greeted as an academic landmark.' The Sunday Times