Written by the late Richard L. Purdy (1904-1990) and edited by Charles P.C. Pettit (Assistant County Librarian, Oxfordshire County Council, England), the Oak Knoll Press edition of Thomas Hardy: A Bibliographical Study is a meticulous, scholarly, modern-day update of the original 1954 edition which catalogues and references material published about the life and work of Thomas Hardy. From identifying and correcting errors in the first publication to adding five decades of new information, Thomas Hardy is the definitive and highly recommended guide and catalogue to references regarding Hardy and the scholarship associated with the canon of his literary achievements.