A Wife in London by Thomas Hardy Flashcards

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When was this poem written?

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1899, at the beginning of the Boer war.

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Where and when was Hardy born?

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1840 in Dorset

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How long did the Boer war last?

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1899-1902

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How many casualties were there?

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60,000. They took place in what is now South Africa

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Hardy was against war, what did his poems present it as?

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They presented it as pointless and destructive.

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How many imprisoned Afrikaners died from starvation?

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25000

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