Upcoming Events

The Influence of Art Upon Thomas Hardy
The Influence of Art Upon Thomas Hardy
On 20/07/2019
Starts 14:00 until 15:30
A lecture exploring the ways in which art influenced Hardy's writing
LOCATION: Uplyme Village Hall, Lyme Road, Uplyme, Lyme Regis, DT7 3UY
Jul2019
'Love, praise, indifference, blame'
'Love, praise, indifference, blame'
On 25/07/2019
Starts 19:30 until 21:00
Phillip Mallett, University of St Andrews. This talk looks at some of the 150 or so poems Hardy wrote about his first wife, Emma, after her death in 1912.
LOCATION: Kingston Maurward College, Dorchester, DT2 8PY
Jul2019
A Hardy Larkin Weekend
A Hardy Larkin Weekend
From 09/08/2019 until 11/08/2019
Starts 19:00 until 15:00
A joint study weekend with the Philip Larkin Society with talks by experts from both societies and walks, including a reconstruction of Larkin’s 1976 visit to Dorchester with Monica Jones.
LOCATION: Kingston Maurward College, Dorchester, DT2 8PY
Aug2019
Thomas Hardy and Art
Thomas Hardy and Art
On 26/09/2019
Starts 19:30 until 21:00
From the National Gallery’s Collection in 1851 to Hardy’s exploration of artistic themes in his poetry and prose
LOCATION: Kingston Maurward College, Dorchester, DT2 8PY
Sep2019
A Thomas Hardy Autumn Walk
A Thomas Hardy Autumn Walk
On 05/10/2019
Starts 10:30 until 15:30
A walk through the countryside of The Trumpet-Major and 'The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion'
Oct2019
Hardy's Tess at Kingston Maurward
Hardy's Tess at Kingston Maurward
On 23/10/2019
Starts 19:30 until 21:00
Hardy was born and lived most of his life within or next to the Kingston Maurward Estate.
LOCATION: Kingston Maurward College, Dorchester, DT2 8PY
Oct2019
The Thomas Hardy London Lecture 2019
The Thomas Hardy London Lecture 2019
On 14/11/2019
Starts 19:30 until 21:00
7.30 pm: Birkbeck College, London. Lecturer: Dr Tracy Hayes.(The date for this lecture will not be definitely confirmed until September 2019).
LOCATION: Malet St, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7HX
Nov2019
Going the Rounds 2019
Going the Rounds 2019
On 21/12/2019
Starts 18:00
Led by Tim Laycock and The Madding Crowd – a walk recreating the route of The Mellstock Quire as described in Under the Greenwood Tree 
LOCATION: Thorncombe Woods, Higher Bockhampton, near Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8QJ
Dec2019
Society calendar
Upcoming events
The Influence of Art Upon Thomas Hardy
The Influence of Art Upon Thomas Hardy
On 20/07/2019
Starts 14:00 until 15:30
'Love, praise, indifference, blame'
'Love, praise, indifference, blame'
On 25/07/2019
Starts 19:30 until 21:00
A Hardy Larkin Weekend
A Hardy Larkin Weekend
From 09/08/2019 until 11/08/2019
Starts 19:00 until 15:00
Thomas Hardy and Art
Thomas Hardy and Art
On 26/09/2019
Starts 19:30 until 21:00
Latest news
Hardy and Heritage: Digitising Letters to Thomas Hardy
Hardy and Heritage: Digitising Letters to Thomas Hardy
Jun2019
Thomas Hardy Poetry Workshops in Schools
Thomas Hardy Poetry Workshops in Schools
May2019
Unveiling the new Hardy Memorial Stone at Westminster Abbey
Unveiling the new Hardy Memorial Stone at Westminster Abbey
May2019
Hardy and the Classroom
Hardy and the Classroom
May2019

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