The Poor Man and the Lady

In 1867, Thomas Hardy wrote a novel, The Poor Man and the Lady. This is not the actual work Thomas Hardy penned in 1867, but rather a recreation of what it might have been, based on the fragments of history, Hardy's enduring themes, and the imagination of those who seek to honor his early artistic endeavors. This reimagining does not claim to replicate Hardy's original manuscript with precision, as that manuscript was irrevocably lost (unless a friendly time traveler can rescue it). Instead...