Question and AnswerGive brief answers to the following question in English.What are the main characteristics of Thomas Hardy's best local-colored works？
HIS BEST LOCAL-COLORED WORKS ARE KNOWN AS "NOVELS OF CHARACTER AND ENVIRONMENT". THEY ARE THE MOST REPRESENTATIVE OF HIM AS BOTH A NATURALISTIC AND A CRITICAL REALIST WRITER. THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE OLD AND THE MODERN BECOMES MORE INTENSE IN HIS LAST TWO NOVELS. IN HIM WE SEE THE INFLUENCE FROM BOTH THE PAST AND THE MODERN.
