Timothy Roderick Hands (born 30 March 1956) is an English schoolmaster and writer.

[3] Hands was educated in the state sector, at Emanuel School in London, and later studied the violin at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, before reading English at King's College London, where he also gained a qualification in Theology.

He then became a graduate student at Oxford,[4] where he was senior scholar at St Catherine’s and then Oriel College.

[14] Hands has written books on English literature, especially on Thomas Hardy.

[7] He contributes to other books about Hardy including the Oxford Reader's Guide and the Ashgate Companion.