Who is known as a pessimistic novelist?

Thomas Hardy was a Pessimistic Novelist and Poet. His famous novels are A Pair of Bluest Eyes, Under the Greenwood Tree, The Return of the Native, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Far From the Madding Crowd, The Poor Man and The Lady, The Trumpet Major, Jude the Obscure etc. Source: Website Lecture.