The Thomas
Hardy Society
c/o Dorset County Museum
High West Street
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 1XA
United Kingdom

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'

Please enjoy the website and let us know what you think about it. We value your comments.