While in this position, he continually wrote, turning out Desperate Remedies and A Pair of Blue Eyes.  
Born in 1840 near Dorchester, England, this son of a stonemason grew up with loves for both music and literature.  He was forced to apprentice as an architect due to lack of money for schooling.  While in this position, he continually wrote, turning out Desperate Remedies and A Pair of Blue Eyes.  His success made marriage feasible, and he married Emma Lavinia Gifford in 1874.  FTP, name the man who wrote the novels The Return of the Native and The Mayor of Casterbridge.
Born in 1840 near Dorchester, England, this son of a stonemason grew up with loves for both music and literature.  
Thomas Hardy