THE THOMAS HARDY SOCIETY

Welcome to the Thomas Hardy Society’s Website. Its aim is to promote the British novelist and poet’s works for both education and enjoyment. It is for scholars, students, readers, enthusiasts and anyone with an interest in Thomas Hardy.

Today the Society's 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 sent free to members.

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.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS 2010:

MARCH              A Cornish Hardy Festival at St Juliot and Boscastle
MAY                   An all day walk climbing Hambledon Hill and visiting Sturminster Newton
JUNE                  Thomas Hardy Birthday Weekend commemorating the 170th anniversary
                          of Hardy's birth. (Joint Event with the Philip Larkin Society)
JULY/AUGUST    The Nineteenth International Thomas Hardy Conference & Festival

 

 
'The purl of a runlet that never ceases
In stir of kingdoms, in wars, in peaces;' 
'UNDER THE WATERFALL'
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Poetry Competition 2008
 
Conference...
 'View from Louds, towards Dorchester'  by Henry Joseph  Moule by kind permission of  Dorset County Museum
 
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Guided walk in Cornwall
 
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Book launch 2008
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