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'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.
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.
The Darkling Heart - Norwich Performances [Event]
The story of two remarkable lives and a love that transcended death
Poems [Page]
Poems by Thomas Hardy
Poem Commentaries [Page]
Poem Commentaries
A Mellstock Poems Walk [Page]
A Mellstock poems walk at the very heart of Hardy country Dorset.
The Darkling Heart - Greenwich Performance [Event]
An original play based upon the courtship and marriage of Hardy and Emma
Mellstock Poems Walk [Event]
Meet at Thorncombe Wood Car Park (NGR SY724922) for a gentle four mile walk through the heart of Hardy Country
Thomas Hardy Confidential [Event]
A fascinating fresh appreciation of a great writer and the people and places he immortalised.
Penpethy Souls [Page]
An original poem by Katharine Piper
Under the Greenwood Tree - Everyman Theatre [Event]
Adapted from the classic novel by Thomas Hardy
In Praise [Page]
An Original Poem by Jon B. Stobbart
Word Takes Wing by Wyvern [Event]
Word Takes Wing - an original folk-drama taken from Hardy's notebooks
Hardy and Valentine's Day by Tracy Hayes [Page]
The most famous instance of a Valentine appearing in Hardy's works is of course the chapter 'Sortes Sanctorum' in Far From the Madding Crowd.
The Darkling Heart [Page]
An original play based upon the Courtship and Marriage of Hardy and Emma
Thomas Hardy Poems to Music [Page]
An Adaptation by Composer Laurence Hughes
Inspired by Thomas Hardy: An Anthology of Students' Poems 2019 [News]
A beautiful collection of original works by students passionate about emulating Hardy
Hardy Today: Tim Pears in Conversation with Dr Tony Fincham [Event]
A Dorchester Literary Festival Event
Best and Worst Poems of Thomas Hardy [Page]
A Blog by Thomas Tyrrell on Hardy's Poetic Oeuvre
Great Things [Page]
An original musical score by Wasyl Sydorenko, with words by Thomas Hardy
Postcards [Page]
A Postcard of your visit to Hardy Country
Exploring Egdon Heath [Event]
Led by Joy Wallace and Wendy Barter Smee this is an opportunity to get into the countryside beyond Hardy's Cottage and listen to Hardy's poems
2021 THS Student Essay Competition [News]
Hardy and Religion
Resources [Page]
Resources
Inspired by Thomas Hardy - An Anthology of Students’ Works 2020 [News]
The latest anthology of work inspired by Hardy - edited by Dr Faysal Mikdadi
Thomas Hardy Poetry Group Goes Online [News]
A successful move from physical to virtual appreciation.
The Folio Society - Collected Poems by Thomas Hardy [News]
Selected and introduced by Robert Macfarlane, Illustrated by Stanley Donwood
Tess of the d'Urbervilles [Event]
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
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
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
Hardy's Wessex [Page]
Hardy's Wessex
Thomas Hardy Society Conference 2010 Report by Brenda Parry [Page]
Brenda's highlights of the 2010 Conference
Hardy's Birthday Weekend Celebrations [Event]
A celebration of Hardy's 179th birthday
Pascale Petit - Tiger Girl [News]
A new poetry collection
McCarthy Stone Thomas Hardy Poetry Competition [News]
Win £150 Book Vouchers!
'A Dorset Year: The Poetry and Prose of William Barnes and Thomas Hardy' [Event]
Beckley and Area Community Benefit Society
Songs From Weatherbury [Event]
Songs From Weatherbury
The Hand of Ethelberta - A New Play [Page]
A dramatic adaptation by David Foulger
Thomas Hardy Poetry Workshops in Schools [News]
THS Academic Director Dr Faysal Mikdadi leads Hardy poetry workshops in schools across England
Life [Page]
Thomas Hardy
Men Who March Away [Event]
Men Who March Away
D.H. Lawrence and Thomas Hardy [Event]
A lecture by Dr Fiona Fleming in conjunction with the D.H. Lawrence Society
Jemima Hardy – The Great Author's Mother by Tracy Hayes [Page]
Jemima Hardy, nee Hand, (1813-1904) was one of the most important people in Thomas Hardy's life.
A THS Message [News]
News from the Chairman and Secretary
Visiting Hardy's Houses [Page]
The Kersley-Allinson family visit Max Gate and Bockhampton
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
Reading the Signs by Jim Potts [News]
A new book of poetry featuring Dorset
The Mellstock Band Performance [Event]
The Mellstock Band Performing for the Victorian Fayre
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
The Strange House [Event]
A walk from the United Church, Dorchester, to Max Gate where John Hayes (National Trust house manager) will give a talk about the house
FAQ [Page]
Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Hardy
A Visit to Bathsheba Everdene's House [Page]
Cassam Jany visits Waterston Manor
Far From the Madding Crowd at The Redgrave Theatre [Event]
A new production by the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Thomas Hardy Songs [Page]
Original Compositions by Thorium Star
'Where the Picnic Was' with a Musical Accompaniment by Gary Cunliffe [Page]
A sublime poetry reading experience
Timeline [Page]
Timeline
Hardy Perennials by Brenda Sharp [Page]
An original dedication
A Review of the Inspired By Thomas Hardy Poetry Anthologies [News]
By Richard House - Self & Society: An International Journal for Humanistic Psychology
Edward Bourne - Drawing Hardyland [Event]
A Presentation of Drawings Inspired by Hardy's Wessex
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.
Hardy’s Purbeck: Eliza Nicholls & Ethelberta [Event]
The Hand of Ethelberta & A Pair of Blue Eyes
Thomas Hardy: A Beginner's Guide [Page]
Thomas Hardy: A Beginner's Guide
Short stories [Page]
Short stories
When I set out for Lyonnesse [Event]
When I set out for Lyonnesse, One hundred and fifty years ago. A celebration of Thomas Hardy’s first visit to Cornwall in March 1870
Hardy and the Classroom [News]
Two recent events by Thomas Hardy Society members for teachers and students of nineteenth-century texts at GCSE Level
2016 THS Conference [Page]
Celebrating 130 years since the publication of The Mayor of Casterbridge
Obituary for Helga Schulz [News]
A Dedication to a Life-Long Lover of Hardy
An Evening of Poetry and Conversation with Professor Mark Ford [Event]
An Event for the Thomas Hardy Society 2021 Conference and Festival
Students Seek to Emulate Hardy [News]
The National Trust presents awards to student winners of the Thomas Hardy Young Poetry Prize
Wyvern - Word Takes Wing [Event]
An original folk drama drawing on the notebooks of Thomas Hardy
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.
The Coppice Gate [Page]
An original poem by Brenda Sharp
Inspired by Thomas Hardy - Students' Poetry Workshops [News]
An article published in Dorset Year Book 2020
A Tribute to Professor Rosemarie Morgan [News]
R.I.P. Colleague, Mentor, Friend
The Thomas Hardy Birthday Weekend [News]
A report and pictures by Richard Franklin
A Thomas Hardy Christmas Quiz! [News]
Hardy 100 Years Ago - by Rod Drew
Call for Papers: 'Green Hardy' [News]
FATHOM (French Association for Thomas Hardy Studies) Seeks Submissions
Christmas in Mellstock [Event]
A weekend of Music and Song from the West Country as immortalised in the Poems and Novels of Thomas Hardy
Unsung Heroes of HardyLand - Mike Nixon [Page]
A series celebrating the individuals who work behind the scenes to provide us with unique Hardyan experiences.
Time, Memory and Emotion in The Trumpet-Major - Andrew Hewitt [Page]
Time, Memory and Emotion in The Trumpet-Major
National Parks help improve young people’s health and life chances [Page]
Support for Dorset National Park
The Pre-Raphaelite Art of the Victorian Novel: [Page]
The Pre-Raphaelite Art of the Victorian Novel:
Hardy and the Titanic by Tracy Hayes [Page]
On 15 April 1912, the RMS TITANIC sank in the early hours of the morning after colliding with an iceberg in the Atlantic ocean.
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.
Important Thomas Hardy Correspondence Purchase [News]
Important letter will guarantee long-term access to Archives
Our Partners [Page]
Learn more about the Hardy Country initiative partners
Links [Page]
Links to Societies promoting Thomas Hardy
'Great Things' by Mark Chutter [Page]
Revisiting THS Memories During Lockdown
Tess - A New Musical Adaptation [Event]
A musical dramatization of Thomas Hardy’s novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles for Soprano & Piano.
What is Learning? [Page]
An article written for the London Progressive Journal by THS Academic Director Dr Faysal Mikdadi
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?
Thomas Hardy Society Birthday Weekend 2021 [News]
Celebrating Hardy's 181st Birthday!
The Thomas Hardy Society 2019 AGM and Accounts [Page]
Minutes from the 2019 AGM and details of Accounts
Unsung Heroes of HardyLand - Margaret Marande [Page]
A series celebrating the individuals who work behind the scenes to provide us with unique Hardyan experiences.
Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy: Songs From the French Wars - Jerry Bird [Page]
Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy: Songs From the French Wars
Hardy and Lockdown by Tracy Hayes [Page]
Hardy and Lockdown
Celebrating 150 Years Since Hardy Met Emma Gifford [Page]
A trip to Cornwall in the footsteps of Hardy and Emma
2019 THS Study Day [Page]
2019 marked the 145th anniversary of the publication of Far From the Madding Crowd
STAND and Thomas Hardy Society Walk Report [News]
A walk to discover how much beautiful Wessex countryside will be lost
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
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
Hardy's Silly Soldiers - Tracy Hayes [Page]
Hardy's Silly Soldiers
Save Our Dorchester, Save Your County Town! [News]
Stop the development of 4000 on the Water Meadows!
Twenty-Fourth International Thomas Hardy Conference and Festival - 2021 [Event]
The rescheduled conference IS STILL GOING AHEAD!
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