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In the footsteps of Tess and Angel: A walk around the environs of Wool
On 30/09/2023
Starts 13:30 until 15:30
Starts 13:30 until 15:30
In the footsteps of Tess and Angel: A walk around the environs of Wool
LOCATION: Wool Station, Station Road, Wool, Dorset, BH20 6BL
LOCATION: Wool Station, Station Road, Wool, Dorset, BH20 6BL
Sep2023
The New Hardy Players present, A Rehearsed Reading of Stronghold of Happiness
On 30/09/2023
Starts 19:00 until 20:30
Starts 19:00 until 20:30
The New Hardy Players present, A Rehearsed Reading of Stronghold of Happiness
LOCATION: Corn Exchange, High East Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1HF.
LOCATION: Corn Exchange, High East Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1HF.
Sep2023
Dorchester Literary Festival | A Walk Around Dorchester in the Footsteps of Thomas Hardy
On 15/10/2023
Starts 11:00 until 13:00
Starts 11:00 until 13:00
Dorchester Literary Festival | A Walk Around Dorchester in the Footsteps of Thomas Hardy
LOCATION: The Town Pump, Cornhill, Dorchester DT1 1BA
LOCATION: The Town Pump, Cornhill, Dorchester DT1 1BA
Oct2023
Ridgeway Singers & Band 10th Anniversary Concert - Ansty
On 21/10/2023
Starts 19:30 until 20:30
Starts 19:30 until 20:30
Ridgeway Singers & Band 10th Anniversary Concert
LOCATION: Old Brewery Hall Ansty Harfoot Lane Ansty Dorchester DT2 7PN
LOCATION: Old Brewery Hall Ansty Harfoot Lane Ansty Dorchester DT2 7PN
Oct2023
'Hardy and Heritage' - An International Conference
From 26/10/2023 until 28/10/2023
All day event
All day event
A CFP from FATHOM - The French Association for Thomas Hardy Studies
Oct2023
The Beginning - A Joint Conference Between the Dylan Thomas Society and the Thomas Hardy Society
From 27/10/2023 until 29/10/2023
Starts 10:30 until 13:00
Starts 10:30 until 13:00
The Beginning - A Joint Conference Between the Dylan Thomas Society and the Thomas Hardy Society
LOCATION: The Dylan Thomas Theatre, Gloucester Place, Maritime Quarter, Swansea SA1 1TY
LOCATION: The Dylan Thomas Theatre, Gloucester Place, Maritime Quarter, Swansea SA1 1TY
Oct2023
Ridgeway Singers & Band 10th Anniversary Concert - Bridport
On 29/10/2023
Starts 16:00 until 18:00
Starts 16:00 until 18:00
Ridgeway Singers & Band 10th Anniversary Concert
LOCATION: St Mary's Church, Bridport, DT6 3NW
LOCATION: St Mary's Church, Bridport, DT6 3NW
Oct2023
Dead Poets Live return to Wilton's to tell the ghost story of Thomas Hardy's love poetry.
On 23/11/2023
Starts 19:30 until 20:30
Starts 19:30 until 20:30
Every bereavement is a kind of ghost story. When Thomas Hardy’s wife Emma died unexpectedly in 1912, her loss unstoppered a flood of poetry in Hardy.
LOCATION: Wilton's Music Hall, 1 Graces Alley, London, E1 8JB
LOCATION: Wilton's Music Hall, 1 Graces Alley, London, E1 8JB
Nov2023
The Chosen by Elizabeth Lowry
On 02/12/2023
Starts 15:00 until 16:00
Starts 15:00 until 16:00
The Chosen by Elizabeth Lowry
LOCATION: Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre, University College London, Gower St, London WC1E 6BT
LOCATION: Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre, University College London, Gower St, London WC1E 6BT
Dec2023
Going the Rounds 2023
On 16/12/2023
Starts 18:30 until 21:00
Starts 18:30 until 21:00
Going the Rounds 2023
LOCATION: Hardy's Birthplace Visitor Centre, Thorncombe Woods Dorchester DT2 8QH
LOCATION: Hardy's Birthplace Visitor Centre, Thorncombe Woods Dorchester DT2 8QH
Dec2023
Thomas Hardy Society Wreath Laying Service
On 13/01/2024
Starts 13:00 until 14:00
Starts 13:00 until 14:00
Thomas Hardy Society Wreath Laying Service
LOCATION: Westminster Abbey, Dean's Yard, London, SW1P 3PA
LOCATION: Westminster Abbey, Dean's Yard, London, SW1P 3PA
Jan2024
Thomas Hardy and Sylvia Townsend Warner: Wessex Writers
From 10/02/2024 until 11/02/2024
Starts 09:30 until 17:00
Starts 09:30 until 17:00
Thomas Hardy and Sylvia Townsend Warner: Wessex Writers
LOCATION: The Quiet Place, Woodlands Crescent, Poundbury, Dorset, DT1 3RT
LOCATION: The Quiet Place, Woodlands Crescent, Poundbury, Dorset, DT1 3RT
Feb2024
The Dynasts: A Thomas Hardy Society Study Day
On 06/04/2024
Starts 09:30 until 17:00
Starts 09:30 until 17:00
The Dynasts: A Thomas Hardy Society Study Day
LOCATION: The Quiet Place, Woodlands Crescent, Poundbury, Dorset, DT1 3RT
LOCATION: The Quiet Place, Woodlands Crescent, Poundbury, Dorset, DT1 3RT
Apr2024
Thomas Hardy Society Birthday Weekend
From 01/06/2024 until 02/06/2024
Starts 11:00 until 20:00
Starts 11:00 until 20:00
Thomas Hardy Society Birthday Weekend
LOCATION: The Kings Arms, 30 High East Street, Dorchester, DT1 1HF
LOCATION: The Kings Arms, 30 High East Street, Dorchester, DT1 1HF
Jun2024
The 26th International Thomas Hardy Conference and Festival
From 27/07/2024 until 03/08/2024
Starts 09:00 until 20:00
Starts 09:00 until 20:00
The 26th International Thomas Hardy Conference and Festival
LOCATION: United Church, 29 South St, Dorchester DT1 1BY
LOCATION: United Church, 29 South St, Dorchester DT1 1BY
Jul2024
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In the footsteps of Tess and Angel: A walk around the environs of Wool
On 30/09/2023
Starts 13:30 until 15:30
Starts 13:30 until 15:30
The New Hardy Players present, A Rehearsed Reading of Stronghold of Happiness
On 30/09/2023
Starts 19:00 until 20:30
Starts 19:00 until 20:30
Dorchester Literary Festival | A Walk Around Dorchester in the Footsteps of Thomas Hardy
On 15/10/2023
Starts 11:00 until 13:00
Starts 11:00 until 13:00
Ridgeway Singers & Band 10th Anniversary Concert - Ansty
On 21/10/2023
Starts 19:30 until 20:30
Starts 19:30 until 20:30
Latest news
Call For Papers: The Twenty-Sixth International Thomas Hardy Conference & Festival
Aug2023
Recruitment | Thomas Hardy Society Secretary and a Membership Secretary
Aug2023
Unlocking Thomas Hardy – opening up the finest Hardy archive in the world
Jul2023
Book Launch | Woman Much Missed: Thomas Hardy, Emma Hardy, and Poetry by Mark Ford
Jul2023