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Recruitment | Thomas Hardy Society Secretary and a Membership Secretary [News]
The Thomas Hardy Society is actively recruiting a secretary and a membership secretary to join its friendly and committed council of management team.

MARCH FOR DORCH! [Event]
Join us for a peaceful protest walk for STAND: Save The Area North of Dorchester.

WHOTT Day 2021 - Special Thomas Hardy's Tess Tour **This Event is now Full** [Event]
Join the 6th Annual Vintage Bus and Coach Running Day **This Event is now Full**

D.H. Lawrence and Thomas Hardy [Event]
A lecture by Dr Fiona Fleming in conjunction with the D.H. Lawrence Society

Hardy's Regrets - Premier [Event]
Special Advance Screening on Portland

Christmas in the Courtroom [Event]
A dramatic and musical celebration of Yuletide

Thomas Hardy Wreath Laying at Westminster Abbey ***THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL*** [Event]
In Remembrance of Hardy's Passing ***THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL***

Under the Greenwood Tree: music and dance [Event]
A musical recreation of Under the Greenwood Tree

Ridgeway Singers & Band 10th Anniversary Concert - Bridport [Event]
Ridgeway Singers & Band 10th Anniversary Concert

Ridgeway Singers & Band 10th Anniversary Concert - Ansty [Event]
Ridgeway Singers & Band 10th Anniversary Concert

In the footsteps of Tess and Angel: A walk around the environs of Wool [Event]
In the footsteps of Tess and Angel: A walk around the environs of Wool

Ridgeway Singers and Band present ‘To Keep Old Christmas Up!’ [Event]
Ridgeway Singers and Band present ‘To Keep Old Christmas Up!’

Under the Greenwood Tree - Everyman Theatre [Event]
Adapted from the classic novel by Thomas Hardy

Dorchester Through the Lens of Thomas Hardy [Event]
A Talk by THS Chairman Mark Chutter Hosted by Dorset Museum

Strings Forever! [Event]
An Evening of Music from the Hardy Songbook

The Chosen by Elizabeth Lowry [Event]
The Chosen by Elizabeth Lowry

Friends Beyond - Barnes, Moule and Hardy [Event]
A Lecture by Mark Chutter

How Hardy Frames His Texts [Event]
Dr Mary Rimmer, University of New Brunswick, Canada

Thomas Hardy Lecture Series [Event]
Free Lectures Hosted by Mirthy Online Community

Thomas Hardy Victorian Fair 2023 [Event]
A Dorset Celebration!

Outer Casterbridge: Hardy and History [Event]
A Festival of Archaeology Walk led by Mark Chutter

‘Woman much missed’: The Chosen by Elizabeth Lowry [Event]
An Online Talk for Wessex Museums

The Lost Chord - An Evening of Nineteenth-Century Music Hall [Event]
A THS Conference/Festival Evening Featuring Dave Townsend and Phil Humphries

Journals [Page]
The Thomas Hardy Society currently publishes three journals each year. Members of the Society receive print copies and/or electronic access, depending on their membership status. Journal contents are also published in digital format on ProQuest Literature Online.

What lies beneath Max Gate? [Event]
Wessex Museums, in partnership with National Trust and HengeFest

[POSTPONED] The Trumpet-Major Study Day [Event]
Marking the 140th anniversary of the publication of Hardy's novel.

Christmas in Mellstock [Event]
A weekend of Music and Song from the West Country as immortalised in the Poems and Novels of Thomas Hardy

A Hardy Larkin Weekend [Event]
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.

Make Your Voice Heard! Support STAND! Save Hardy's Wessex! [News]
Oppose Cultural Vandalism!

Music and Archaeology - An Afternoon of Discovery [Event]
Presented by Turner Sims in partnership with the University of Southampton Music Department and Archaeology Department, and the John Ireland Trust

THS Study Day 2022 - Under the Greenwood Tree [Event]
In Conjunction with the University of Exeter

Best and Worst Poems of Thomas Hardy [Page]
A Blog by Thomas Tyrrell on Hardy's Poetic Oeuvre

Twenty-Fourth International Thomas Hardy Conference and Festival - 2021 [Event]
The rescheduled conference IS STILL GOING AHEAD!

THS Study Day 2023 - The Return of the Native [Event]
A day devoted to one of Hardy's best-loved novels

Purchase of New Hardy Letter [News]
The Thomas Hardy Society in conjunction with the Dorset History Centre have purchased a newly discovered letter by Hardy

Thomas Hardy Society Wreath Laying Service [Event]
Thomas Hardy Society Wreath Laying Service

Contact [Page]
Contact the Thomas Hardy Society

Summer 2019 Journal [News]
Thomas Hardy Society Summer 2019 Journal is now on our website. If you are a member you can login and read this amazing Journal.

News [Page]
Latest society news published by the Thomas Hardy Society

The Dynasts: A Thomas Hardy Society Study Day [Event]
The Dynasts: A Thomas Hardy Society Study Day

Thomas Hardy Society Birthday Weekend [Event]
Thomas Hardy Society Birthday Weekend

Thomas Hardy Society and STAND Walk (Save the Area North of Dorchester) [Event]
A walk across water-meadows and down-land under threat by developers

Indices [Page]
Secret portal pages

Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A New Production [Event]
A new adaptation by the Bradfordians Dramatic Society

Wanted! A Student Representative for the Thomas Hardy Society! [News]
We are seeking a young and enthusiast person to represent fellow Hardy students!

Thomas Hardy and T.E. Lawrence - Their Friendship and Milieu [Event]
A Joint Society Day Hosted by the Thomas Hardy Society and the T.E. Lawrence Society

'A Dorset Year: The Poetry and Prose of William Barnes and Thomas Hardy' [Event]
Beckley and Area Community Benefit Society

William Barnes - Region and Nation [News]
The William Barnes Society Summer Talk

About [Page]
The Thomas Hardy Society is an educational Charity founded in 1968 with the intention of promoting public knowledge and understanding of the life and works of the Dorset poet and novelist to anyone with an interest in Thomas Hardy anywhere in the world.

The Trumpet-Major Study Day CFP [News]
The Thomas Hardy Society Invites Presentation Proposals

Accounts [Page]
Thomas Hardy Society Annual Report and Financial Statements

Thomas Hardy Paths Reopened [News]
Dorset Council Forced to Make Paths on The Hardy Way Accessible

A Conversation with Lord Julian Fellowes [Event]
An Intimate Evening with the President of the Thomas Hardy Society

The 2022 Thomas Hardy Society Birthday Weekend [Event]
A Jubilee Weekend Walk, Lecture, Supper and Evening Performance

THE THOMAS HARDY SOCIETY FAYSAL MIKDADI POETRY COMPETITION [News]
A competition in honour of one who tirelessly promoted education and personal creativity

2018 THS Conference [Page]
The Society's 50th anniversary will be mainly focused on the Festival and Conference which will take place from 14th to 21st July.

A New Book Featuring Thomas Hardy and William Barnes [News]
A collection of short stories by Jim Potts

Hanging, Punishment and Justice in the Works of Thomas Hardy [Event]
A Lecture by Mark Chutter

Inspired by Thomas Hardy: An Anthology of Students' Poems 2019 [News]
A beautiful collection of original works by students passionate about emulating Hardy

Rites of Way With Mr Hardy [Event]
Event Launch in conjunction with the Thomas Hardy Society

Thomas Hardy Society Writing Competition 2021 [News]
A Competition for Secondary School Students aged 14-18.

Journal Cover Design Competition [News]
The THS wishes to give the journal a bolder, brighter, more modern look, and to this end is launching a competition for a brand new cover design open to anyone over the age of 18.

Dr Hugh Epstein - The Nature of Awareness in Hardy's Fiction CHANGE OF DATE AND TIME [Event]
The Thomas Hardy Society Annual Lecture 2020 CHANGE OF DATE AND TIME

The 26th International Thomas Hardy Conference and Festival [Event]
The 26th International Thomas Hardy Conference and Festival

The Thomas Hardy Society Writing Competition 2021 [News]
A essay/creative writing competition for all English Literature Students

The Beginning - A Joint Conference Between the Dylan Thomas Society and the Thomas Hardy Society [Event]
The Beginning - A Joint Conference Between the Dylan Thomas Society and the Thomas Hardy Society

Thomas Hardy Society Annual General Meeting 2020 [Event]
Agenda, THS 2019 Accounts and Minutes for THS AGM 2019 Appended

Unveiling the new Hardy Memorial Stone at Westminster Abbey [News]
On Saturday 18th May the new Hardy Memorial stone was unveiled at Westminster Abbey, with a dedication by Professor Claire Tomalin

Mark Chutter - The White Apron, The Skimmity Ride and Subversive Religion in Hardy's Mixen Lane [Event]
A Keynote Lecture for the Thomas Hardy Society Conference 2021

Professor Jane Thomas - Desperate Remedies: Hardy's Youthful Manifesto [Event]
A Keynote Lecture for the Thomas Hardy Society Conference 2021

Passing of Ray Evans [News]
Long-standing THS member Ray Evans has sadly passed away.

THS STUDENT ESSAY COMPETITION 2022 - DEADLINE EXTENDED! [News]
‘HARDY AND TRAVEL’

THS Study Day 2022 Call for Papers - Under the Greenwood Tree [News]
Celebrating Hardy's Second Published Novel

Wareham Choral Society Presents 'Dorset Jubilate' [Event]
Featuring Hardy's 'The Oxen' and 'The Darkling Thrush'

Commemorative Merchandise [News]
You may have noticed that we have designed a special logo for this year, celebrating 50 years of the Thomas Hardy Society.

Alan Johnson - Thomas Hardy and My Life in Books [Event]
A Special Talk for the Thomas Hardy Society Conference 2021

Tess at Kingston Maurward - An Exploration of a Writer's Muse [Event]
A Thomas Hardy Society Conference 2021 Event

THS Study Day 2021 Call For Papers - Tess of the d'Urbervilles [News]
A day devoted to Hardy's best-loved book!

Dorchester Heritage Open Day - Free Guided walk: Thomas Hardy [Event]
Dorchester Heritage Open Day - Free Guided walk: Thomas Hardy

2021 THS Student Essay Competition [News]
Hardy and Religion

Call for Contributions: “HARDY NOW” [Page]
For its autumn 2019 issue, the Thomas Hardy Journal – publication of the Thomas Hardy Society – invites contributions to a forum on the subject of “HARDY NOW”.

Thomas Hardy Poems to Music [Page]
An Adaptation by Composer Laurence Hughes

Crossing the Genres: Finding Thomas Hardy by Peter Tait [Event]
A Wine With Words Talk for the Sherborne Literary Society

Two Crusted Characters [Event]
A Drawing and Painting Workshop from Life by Gillian Lacey

Members Journals [Page]
Secret portal pages

Rites of Way with Thomas Hardy [Event]
Event Launch in conjunction with the Thomas Hardy Society

'Love, praise, indifference, blame' [Event]
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.

A Vague Stretch of Remoteness - Brian Graham's Paintings of Egdon Heath [Event]
A Presentation for the Thomas Hardy Society 2021 Conference and Festival

Thomas Hardy and Art [Event]
From the National Gallery’s Collection in 1861 to Hardy’s exploration of artistic themes in his poetry and prose

R.I.P. Rose Swann [News]
Beloved Wife of Furse and Dear Friend to all Hardyans

HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 10th – 19th September 2021 ‘Edible England’ [News]
Thomas Hardy Society CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION!

Thomas Hardy and Sylvia Townsend Warner: Wessex Writers [Event]
Thomas Hardy and Sylvia Townsend Warner: Wessex Writers

Revised THS Programme 2020 [News]
A revised programme in light of Covid-19.

The Thomas Hardy Society Conference and Festival 2022 [Event]
Registration is Open!

Thomas Hardy Birthday Weekend - June 2021 [Event]
Events from the Thomas Hardy Society to commemorate the author's birth 181 years ago

Far From the Madding Crowd - THS Study Day 2019 [Event]
2019 will mark the 145th anniversary of the publication of Far From the Madding Crowd.

Men Who March Away [Event]
Men Who March Away

The Trumpet-Major THS Study Day 2020 CHANGE OF VENUE! [Event]
CHANGE OF VENUE!!! THIS EVENT HAS NOW SOLD OUT!!

Conferences [Page]
Conferences and Study Days

Hardy Today: Tim Pears in Conversation with Dr Tony Fincham [Event]
A Dorchester Literary Festival Event

Shop [Page]
Merchandise and Publications

The Mayor of Casterbridge - Mirthy Bookclub Q&A with Dr Tracy Hayes [Event]
Exploring the 'Life and Death of a Man of Character'

A Lully of Voices [Event]
'A Lully of Voices': Haunting Echoes in Walter de la Mare and Thomas Hardy

Email log [Page]
Keep track of your communications

Book Launch | Woman Much Missed: Thomas Hardy, Emma Hardy, and Poetry by Mark Ford [News]
The book launch for 'Woman Much Missed: Thomas Hardy, Emma Hardy, and Poetry' by Mark Ford took place on Thursday, 20th July 2023. The event was held at Waterstones in Dorchester as a joint venture with The Thomas Hardy Society.

THS Patrick Tolfree Student Essay Competition 2020 [News]
'Hardy and the Anthropocene'

Students Seek to Emulate Hardy [News]
The National Trust presents awards to student winners of the Thomas Hardy Young Poetry Prize

Thomas Hardy Society Wreath-Laying Ceremony at Westminster Abbey [News]
A Review by Mark Chutter

An Evening of Poetry with Pascale Petit [Event]
A Thomas Hardy Society 2021 Conference Event

Thomas Hardy: Fate, Exclusion and Tragedy [News]
A Brand New Sky Arts Documentary for September

Hardy and the Classroom [News]
Two recent events by Thomas Hardy Society members for teachers and students of nineteenth-century texts at GCSE Level

A Walk Through Hardy's Heartland [Event]
A guided walk through Hardy's heartland led by THS expert Susan Clarke

Tatterdemalion and Tim Laycock - 'Satires of Circumstance' [Event]
A Musical Performance of a Treasured Volume of Hardy Poetry for the Thomas Hardy Society Conference and Festival 2021

Temporalities and the Body in A Laodicean [Event]
A Keynote Lecture by Professor Pamela Gilbert for the Thomas Hardy Society Conference 2021

Thomas Hardy Society Birthday Weekend 2021 [News]
Celebrating Hardy's 181st Birthday!

Safeguarding Hardy's Heritage [News]
How much longer will the area around Hardy's birthplace remain if we do not take steps to ensure its survival?

R.I.P. Dr Jack Schwarz - Passionate Hardyan [News]
Donation to the THS in honour of Dr Jack Schwarz

The Face At The Casement [Event]
?Readings and Poems to be recited outside St. Clether Vicarage, the 17thC cottage which was home to William Sergant, Hardy's love rival for Emma Gifford.

Hardy Meets M.R. James: An Evening of Ghosts and Gothic [Event]
A special performance for the Thomas Hardy Society Conference and Festival 2021

A Thomas Hardy Autumn Walk and AGM [Event]
A walk through the countryside of The Trumpet-Major and 'The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion', followed by refreshments and AGM.

The 2018 London Lecture [Event]
The 2018 London Lecture will be on Thursday 8th November, at Birkbeck College, in Malet Street.

An Evening of Hardy Music and Poetry [Event]
A performance on harp and flute by Florence and Virginia Astley

Inauguration of Thomas Hardy Memorial Stone [News]
In Stinsford Church at the 2021 THS Conference and Festival

Lock 'em up! [Event]
Shire Hall Courthouse Museum, newly refurbished, recently re-opened to the public. It was here that Thomas Hardy served as a magistrate between 1884 and 1919

Wreath-Laying Ceremony in Poets' Corner [Event]
Wreath-Laying Ceremony in Poets' Corner

THS President at Wey Valley Academy [News]
Lord Julian Fellowes gives inspirational talk to students

Mrs Yeobrights Last Walk [Event]
To celebrate the 175th anniversary of the publication of The Return of the Native.

Thomas Hardy Country Fair [Event]
Thomas Hardy Country Fair at Kingston Maurward from 12 noon onwards on Sunday 15th July 2018

Unsung Heroes of HardyLand - Mike Nixon [Page]
A series celebrating the individuals who work behind the scenes to provide us with unique Hardyan experiences.

Important Thomas Hardy Correspondence Purchase [News]
Important letter will guarantee long-term access to Archives

The Hardy Players [Page]
New Hardy Players

'Bathsheba' by Izzy Rees [Page]
An original painting by student of Queen Elizabeth's School, Wimborne

THS Membership Fees to Change [News]
Subscription Rates to Change in Accordance with new Regulations

The Return of the Native - Call for Papers [News]
The THS Annual Study Day 2023

Philip Lange - The Pianist of Casterbridge [Event]
A Performance of Music Contemporary with Hardy and a Schubert Sonata for the Thomas Hardy Society Conference 2021

THS Birthday Weekend Sunday Service at Stinsford [Event]
Delivered by THS Chairman Rev. Canon Richard Franklin

Thomas Hardy Poetry Workshops in Schools [News]
THS Academic Director Dr Faysal Mikdadi leads Hardy poetry workshops in schools across England

Our Partners [Page]
Learn more about the Hardy Country initiative partners

Julie Christie: 'Touched by Hardy' [Event]
A presentation by Julie Christie for the THS 2021 Conference and Festival

Thomas Hardy and Religion at Sarum College [Event]
A Day Course Led by Richard Franklin

The Hardys at Eton [Event]
An excursion to Eton College to view Thomas Hardy artefacts.

Novels [Page]
Complete Texts of Thomas Hardy's Novels

Cambridge Critical Edition of Thomas Hardy's Work [News]
Later this year, the first volumes of the critical edition of Hardy's novels and short stories will begin to appear from Cambridge University Press (CUP).

The Egdon Heath Walk by Elizabeth Manus [News]
The THS 'Return of the Native' Walk Experienced by an Overseas Visitor to Dorset

Westminster Abbey Wreath-Laying 2023 [Event]
Remember the 95th Anniversary of Hardy's Passing

McCarthy Stone Thomas Hardy Poetry Competition [News]
Win £150 Book Vouchers!

Hardy and Milton: Subverting Paradise Lost [Event]
A Mirthy Group Lecture by Tracy Hayes

Dorchester Literary Festival | A Walk Around Dorchester in the Footsteps of Thomas Hardy [Event]
Dorchester Literary Festival | A Walk Around Dorchester in the Footsteps of Thomas Hardy

Unveililng of New Hardy Memorial Stone [Event]
Unveiling of New Hardy Memorial Stone by Claire Tomalin and Wreath-Laying Ceremony in Poets’ Corner, Westminster Abbey Saturday 18th May with Professor Claire Tomalin.

Reflections on Hardy and Notre Dame takes Patrick Tolfree Prize [News]
Student essay links Hardy's architectural writings with the Notre Dame Cathedral fire.

International Hardy Fans Tour [News]
Keri Jones went on a walking tour that guided many international visitors around Shaftesbury and, surprisingly, our world-famous Gold Hill wasn’t on the itinerary!

Links [Page]
Links to Societies promoting Thomas Hardy

A Portrait of Tess/Mr Hardy's War [Event]
The portrait is of Agatha Cox 'Her on whom I thought when I wrote Tess'. She married Hamo Thorneycroft, the sculptor, in 1884 and thus became the aunt of Sigfried Sassoon.

The Glass Aisle [Event]
Poet/Singer/Songwriter BBC Presenter Paul Henry will read from his acclaimed collections 'The Brittle Sea' and 'A Boy Running'

Notice of Thomas Hardy Society AGM [Event]
Agenda and Minutes of the Last Meeting

Crossing the Genres: Finding Thomas Hardy [Event]
A Talk by Peter Tait

Time will say nothing but ‘I told you so’ [Event]
The torment of accursed time in Hardy’s Wessex - THS London Lecture

The Hand of Ethelberta - A New Play [Page]
A dramatic adaptation by David Foulger

Tess of the d'Urbervilles - Rescheduled Annual THS Study Day 2021 [Event]
A day of talks and seminars celebrating Hardy's best loved novel.

A Review of the Inspired By Thomas Hardy Poetry Anthologies [News]
By Richard House - Self & Society: An International Journal for Humanistic Psychology

2021 THS Study Day [Page]
2021 will mark the 130th anniversary of the publication of Tess of the d'Urbervilles

Tess of the d'Urbervilles - Annual THS Study Day 2021 [Event]
A day of talks and seminars celebrating Hardy's best loved novel.

In Memory of Dr Faysal Mikdadi [News]
Commemorating the Loss of a Very Special Individual

The Life and Times of Thomas Hardy - Three Lectures [Event]
A Fund-Raising Event for the Dorset History Centre Hardy Collection

Executive [Page]
Executive

The Hardys and the Suffragette Movement by Tracy Hayes [Page]
The Hardys and the Suffragette Movement

Wessex Superstitions [Event]
A Talk for Wessex Museums by Owen Davies

Fifty Years of THS Birthday Weekend Celebrations [Page]
A brief history by THS Chairman Tony Fincham

Thomas Hardy and Tess at Sturminster Newton Literary Festival 2023 [Event]
Featuring 'The Second Mrs Clare' by Michael Langridge - sequel to 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles'

New Hardy Players Donate to Local Charities During These Challenging Times [News]
Thousands of pounds donated to Food Banks and Poverty Action

Hardy and Costume: An Interactive Workshop [Event]
A THS Conference/Festival Workshop with Lucy Brown

Hardy's Tess at Kingston Maurward [Event]
Hardy was born and lived most of his life within or next to the Kingston Maurward Estate.

2019 [Page]
Minutes from the 2019 AGM and details of Accounts

The Folio Society - Collected Poems by Thomas Hardy [News]
Selected and introduced by Robert Macfarlane, Illustrated by Stanley Donwood

THS London Lecture 2021 - Professor Mark Ford [Event]
Professor Mark Ford - 'Four Poems About London by Hardy'

Thomas Hardy Society Conference 2010 Report by Brenda Parry [Page]
Brenda's highlights of the 2010 Conference

2016 THS Conference [Page]
Celebrating 130 years since the publication of The Mayor of Casterbridge

Stephen Poulter - An Obituary [News]
A Long-Time Thomas Hardy Devotee has Sadly Passed Away

Fordington Vicarage Receives Blue Plaque [News]
Celebrating Hardy's Great Friends the Moule Family

An Evening of Poetry and Conversation with Professor Mark Ford [Event]
An Event for the Thomas Hardy Society 2021 Conference and Festival

Thomas Hardy's Wessex [Event]
A Three-Night Tour of Discovery and Inspiration

Hardy's Wessex Once Again Under Threat! [News]
The STAND Committee have uncovered a deception which could lead to 30 000 homes being built on top of Far From the Madding Crowd land.

Wyvern - Word Takes Wing [Event]
An original folk drama drawing on the notebooks of Thomas Hardy

'Echoes of Hardy' Art Work [News]
Original artwork of Hardy Scenes by Christine Rogers

The Longing of Thomas Hardy and Edward Thomas [Event]
A Lecture by Suzanne Conway

Hardy's Wessex [Page]
Hardy's Wessex

Hardy's Birthday Weekend Celebrations [Event]
A celebration of Hardy's 179th birthday

Unlocking Thomas Hardy – opening up the finest Hardy archive in the world [News]
July 2023 - Urgent fundraising appeal

STAND and Thomas Hardy Society Walk Report [News]
A walk to discover how much beautiful Wessex countryside will be lost

Inspired by Thomas Hardy - An Anthology of Students’ Works 2020 [News]
The latest anthology of work inspired by Hardy - edited by Dr Faysal Mikdadi

Pascale Petit - Tiger Girl [News]
A new poetry collection

The Three Wayfarers (Opera) [Page]
An Operatic Adaptation by John Whittaker

The Thomas Hardy Birthday Weekend [News]
A report and pictures by Richard Franklin

Interview With Gertrude Bugler Becomes Available! [News]
Filmed in 1990 and now digitally remastered.

A Thomas Hardy Christmas Quiz! [News]
Hardy 100 Years Ago - by Rod Drew

THS London Lecture 2021 by Professor Mark Ford [News]
A Review by Mark Chutter

Unsung Heroes of HardyLand - Andy Worth [Page]
A series celebrating the individuals who work behind the scenes to provide us with unique Hardyan experiences.

Hardy and Gothic Wessex - Call for Papers [News]
A Weekend Conference Featuring Dorset's Darker Side!

STAND Says: Save Our Green Fields! [News]
Say NO to 4000 Homes on Hardy's Landscape!

Exploring Hardy's Upwey [Event]
Walk, Talk and AGM

Thomas Hardy and Religion by Richard Franklin [News]
Theological Themes in Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure

Settings for Baritone and Piano by John Whittaker [Page]
'When I Set Out From Lyonesse', 'Weathers', 'In the Small Hours' and 'The Voice'

Celebrating 150 Years Since Hardy Met Emma Gifford [Page]
A trip to Cornwall in the footsteps of Hardy and Emma

Mr Hardy - Stories That Take You Into the Heart of Nature [News]
The Rites of Way With Mr Hardy Project

[CANCELLED] Darkest Wessex: Hardy and the Gothic Short Story [Event]
A Hardy Country Series Lecture by Dr Tracy Hayes

D-Day for Dorchester by Alistair Chisholm [News]
The S.T.A.N.D (Save The Area North of Dorchester) coordinating group is gathering together the various challenges to the development of this site

The Mansel Pleydell and Cecil Memorial Trust Essay [News]
The two Mansel-Pleydell Trust essay competitions are open to anyone resident in the Dorset (including Poole and Bournemouth) or having past or present connectinos with the county.

Westminster Abbey Anniversary Wreath-Laying 2023 [News]
A review by THS Chairman Mark Chutter

'Fallen Wessex: Hardy's Subversion of Milton's Paradise Lost' [Event]
A THS Conference/Festival Lecture by Dr Tracy Hayes

Energy in Thomas Hardy and Joseph Conrad's Works [News]
Call for seminar proposals

Jumping the turnstiles of Chance and Coincidence [News]
Laying the Wreath of Prayers at Westminster Abbey…

Thomas Hardy and the Influence of Conflict [Event]
At Dorset Museum with Kate Adie, Phillip Mallett and Tai-Chun Ho

A Letter to the Dorset Echo Protesting Housing Development Proposals [News]
From Life-long THS Member Elaine Spencer-White

Wreath-Laying at Stinsford on the 93rd Anniversary of Thomas Hardy's Death [News]
Today due to lockdown we were unable to provide the usual service and wreath-laying ceremony with poetry readings which mark the anniversary of Hardy's passing.

'Great Things' by Mark Chutter [Page]
Revisiting THS Memories During Lockdown

Hardy and Gothic Wessex [Event]
A Weekend Conference Featuring Dorset's Darker Side!

Hardy's Wessex Under Threat! [News]
Proposed North of Dorchester Development

Obituary for Helga Schulz [News]
A Dedication to a Life-Long Lover of Hardy

Save Our Dorchester, Save Your County Town! [News]
Stop the development of 4000 on the Water Meadows!

Thomas Hardy altarpiece is returned to its original splendour [News]
Conservation work to the altarpiece designed by the novelist Thomas Hardy, that was uncovered at All Saints Church in Windsor in 2016, has been carried out by Cliveden Conservation. The altarpiece, which is made up of different types of stone, required various techniques and conservation materials.

Hardy and Shakespeare by Tracy Hayes [Page]
Thomas Hardy's relationship with Shakespeare began at a relatively early age. At 13, while attending Isaac Last's school, he had already read all of Shakespeare's tragedies

PETER TAIT, THOMAS HARDY'S WOMEN: IN LIFE AND LITERATURE [News]
A Thomas Hardy Society Book Review by Dr Tracy Hayes

Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy: Songs From the French Wars - Jerry Bird [Page]
Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy: Songs From the French Wars

Unsung Heroes of HardyLand - Margaret Marande [Page]
A series celebrating the individuals who work behind the scenes to provide us with unique Hardyan experiences.

Timeline [Page]
Timeline

Thomas Hardy: A Beginner's Guide [Page]
Thomas Hardy: A Beginner's Guide

Hardy and St George's Day by Tracy Hayes [Page]
The 23rd of April is celebrated in England as St. George's Day, when Mummers perform the play of St George and the Dragon, and there is cider drinking and revelry.

The Thomas Hardy Archives at the DHC [News]
The raw materials of research and discovery

National Parks help improve young people’s health and life chances [Page]
Support for Dorset National Park

One hundred letters sent to Thomas Hardy made public for the first time [News]
Thomas Hardy’s position as one of Britain’s preeminent writers meant he received thousands of letters from fans, friends and members of the public to express their admiration or enlist his support.

A Tribute to Professor Rosemarie Morgan [News]
R.I.P. Colleague, Mentor, Friend

Inspired by Thomas Hardy - Students' Poetry Workshops [News]
An article published in Dorset Year Book 2020

The Short Stories of Thomas Hardy: An Appraisal [Page]
A Monograph by Patrick Tolfree - Edited and with an Introduction by Phillip Mallett

Hardy/Larkin Conference Weekend [News]
A conference held at Kingston Maurward to celebrate Philip Larkin's birthday and the 70th anniversary of his Hardy pilgrimage

2019 THS Study Day [Page]
2019 marked the 145th anniversary of the publication of Far From the Madding Crowd

Time, Memory and Emotion in The Trumpet-Major - Andrew Hewitt [Page]
Time, Memory and Emotion in The Trumpet-Major

FAQ [Page]
Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Hardy

Hardy's Silly Soldiers - Tracy Hayes [Page]
Hardy's Silly Soldiers

What is Learning? [Page]
An article written for the London Progressive Journal by THS Academic Director Dr Faysal Mikdadi

A Ridge in Wessex: South Dorset During the Napoleonic Wars - Andrew North and Mark North [Page]
A Ridge in Wessex: South Dorset During the Napoleonic Wars

The Trumpet-Major: A Happy Wessex Pastoral Romance or a Clumsy Historical Narrative? - Faysal Mikdadi [Page]
The Trumpet-Major: A Happy Wessex Pastoral Romance or a Clumsy Historical Narrative?

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