The Use of Nature in Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles In this essay I have explored Hardy's skill in creating mood through the use of nature in his novel 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles'. I start with an introduction to Thomas Hardy, the writer, and a brief discussion his life and his motivation for writing the Wessex novels. The three locations I have chosen to examine in this novel are Marlott, Talbothays and Flintcomb-Ash as I think these environments play an important part in