links
Link note for The Thomas Hardy Association website:
The Thomas Hardy Association www.yale.edu/hardysoc voted ‘the best literary site on the internet’ by the Internet Directory, was founded in 1997 to promote the study and appreciation of Hardy’s writings in every corner of the world. Many of its vice-presidents and members are also long-standing members of the Hardy Society. The President is Professor Rosemarie Morgan. This site is strongly recommended to all who are interested in Hardy.
Links to other sites:
Alliance Of Literary Societies
www.allianceofliterarysocieties.org.uk
Cooperative of organisations working in defence of literary heritage.
Athelhampton House and Gardens
www.athelhampton.co.uk
East of Puddletown, near Dorchester, Dorset. This 15th C house was often visited by Thomas Hardy.
BBC Audiobooks
www.bbcaudiobooks.co.uk
New recordings of Hardy's novels
Bere Regis ('Kingsbere') Village Website
www.bereregis.org
A treasure trove of contemporary & historical information & photographs about the village.
Boscastle, Cornwall
www.boscastlecornwall.org.uk
Campsites in Dorset
Find caravan parks and campsites with Caravan Sitefinder http://www.caravansitefinder.co.uk/parks/find/location/486-dorset
Dorchester
www.visit-dorchester.co.uk
Detailed information on places to visit, forthcoming attractions, accommodation etc.
Dorset County Council
www.dorset-cc.gov.uk
Detailed information on the County of Dorset including arts events.
The Dorchester Library with the Thomas Hardy Collection.
Dorset County Museum
www.dorsetcountymuseum.org
The Dorset County Museum traces the natural, archaeological, social, and geological history of Dorset from Prehistory to the present day. The website holds information about the galleries, collections, special exhibitions and events.
Dorset and East Devon Coast
www.jurassiccoast.com
On 13th December 2001 UNESCO World Heritage Committee announced that the Dorset and East Devon Coast is now officially listed as a natural World Heritage Site.
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT)
www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/dorset
The Trust works to preserve and protect the habitat and wildlife of the county.
Edmund Blunden
www.edmundblunden.org
For information on the life, times and work of the 20th Century poet Edmund Blunden
Footscape
www.footscape.co.uk
Footscape self-guided walking holidays on the Jurassic Coast
Heart Of Dorset
A selection of farm and country holiday accommodation throughout Dorset www.heartofdorset.co.uk
Keep Military Museum
www.keepmilitarymuseum.org
The Military Museum Of Devon & Dorset tells the stories of the soldiers and their families who have served in the regiments over the past three hundred years. There are spectacular views of Thomas Hardy’s ‘Casterbridge’ and surrounding area from the battlements.
National Trust
Hardy’s Cottage
Max Gate
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Thomas Hardy was born at Hardy’s Cottage, Bockhampton in June 1840.
He lived at Max Gate from 1885 until his death in 1928.
Isle Of Portland Pictures
www.isleofportlandpictures.org.uk/Surnames/Stopes
Contact: Geoff Kirby
Pictures of Thomas Hardy visiting Marie Stopes, the Family Planning pioneer, at her lighthouse home on Portland, Dorset
Oxford World’s Classics
www.oup-usa.org/owc/onlineresources.html
Online resources, an excellent guide and search engine for Thomas Hardy.
Poetry Book Society
Contact: James Knapton, Membership & Sales Officer
Fourth Floor, 2 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9RA Tel: 0207833 9247
UK Railways On The Net
www.rail.co.uk/
Details of train services.
www.victorianfiction.com
http://www.victorianfiction.com
Source or research information on every important publication from 1830 to 2007 on every field of Victorian Fiction.
The Victorian Literary Society
http://victorian.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/concordance/hardy
Hyper-concordance - excellent resource for Hardy students.
Victorian Web
www.victorianweb.org
Waterstone Books
www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/home.do
Staff at the Dorchester store are an eclectic bunch at varying stages of evolution and a wide range of interests and abilities. Someone somewhere will know the answer to your question and eagerly lead you to the excellent range of Thomas Hardy’s works.
Wessex Discovery Tours
Personally-guided tours for small groups in beautiful Wessex.Visit the locations that feature in Thomas Hardy's life and works amid the rolling Dorset countryside.www.wessexdiscoverytours.co.uk
West Dorset Tourism
www.westdorset.com
West Dorset is the heart of Thomas Hardy’s ‘Wessex’. Browse this site for details of Tourist Information Centres, coast and countryside and the towns of Dorchester, Sherborne, Bridport , Beaminster and Lyme Regis.
Weymouth & Portland
www.weymouth.gov.uk
Details of services and information for Weymouth and Portland.
www.winningwriters.com
http://www.winningwriters.com/
Finds and creates resources for poets and writers.