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Welcome
to the Thomas Hardy Society’s Website. Its aim is to promote the British
novelist and |
| Thomas
Hardy was born on 2 June 1840 at Higher Bockhampton near Dorchester, Dorset UK. During his lifetime he wrote almost a thousand published poems and fourteen published novels including ‘Far From the Madding Crowd’ and ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’. He died in Dorchester on 11 January 1928. His heart is buried in his home parish churchyard at Stinsford, Dorset; his ashes in Poet’s Corner, Westminster Abbey, London. Much of Thomas Hardy's work is set in an area he called ‘Wessex’. This area covers mainly the South and West of England. Here you can follow in both novelist and poet's footsteps. |
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Society began its life in 1968 in Dorchester. Today its two main publications
are ‘The Hardy Society Journal’ and ‘The Thomas Hardy Journal’
with academic papers by leading scholars, critical reviews, competitions, comments
and news. The Journals are sent free to members and have recently featured articles
on subjects as diverse as ‘Effie Neef Gifford Of Chicago’ by Martin
Ray and ‘Hardy And Lawrence - And Their Mothers’ by Michael Herbert. The Society engages in a range of cultural projects and presents academic and entertaining events. These include the biennial International Conference and Festival and, in each year, a programme of music, lectures, suppers, poetry readings, walks and tours. |
Please enjoy the website and let us know what you think about it. We value your
comments. |
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