A Modern, Thriving Society
Thomas Hardy's novels are typically set in which region of England?
AThe fictional "Wessex" region (based on rural south-west England) ✓
BLondon's East End, documenting the poverty and crime of the Victorian era
CThe industrial north of England, depicting factory towns and textile mills
DThe remote and rugged Scottish Highlands, featuring clans and moorland
Answer & explanation
The correct answer is The fictional "Wessex" region (based on rural south-west England).
Thomas Hardy (1840–1928) set his novels in a fictional "Wessex" region, based on the rural south-west of England (largely Dorset). His novels include "Far from the Madding Crowd" and "Tess of the d'Urbervilles".
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