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The Dynasts Study Day
The Dynasts is indeed both a rattling good history by a melioristic pacifist and a work of epic proportions!
PUTTING HARDY TO MUSIC - JON BLAKE
I’d always liked the carols that evoked a winter landscape, such as “The Holly and the Ivyâ€, “Good King Wenceslas†and “In the Deep Midwinterâ€, so began to think about poems that were also redolent of the season.
Fordington Vicarage
St. Osmund, Bishop of Salisbury, was given Salisbury Field by his royal uncle, William the Conqueror, in the 11th century. Fordington vicarage was built in 1222 and demolished in 1971 to make way for social housing.
Thomas Hardy's 'Weathers' and Sprigged Muslin
An illustrated article by Elizabeth von Witanovski
Unsung Heroes of HardyLand - Margaret Marande
A series celebrating the individuals who work behind the scenes to provide us with unique Hardyan experiences.
National Parks help improve young people’s health and life chances
Support for Dorset National Park
Unsung Heroes of HardyLand - Mike Nixon
A series celebrating the individuals who work behind the scenes to provide us with unique Hardyan experiences.
Unsung Heroes of HardyLand - Andy Worth
A series celebrating the individuals who work behind the scenes to provide us with unique Hardyan experiences.
Fifty Years of THS Birthday Weekend Celebrations
A brief history by THS Chairman Tony Fincham
'Great Things' by Mark Chutter
Revisiting THS Memories During Lockdown
Hardy and Lockdown by Tracy Hayes
Hardy and Lockdown
What is Learning?
An article written for the London Progressive Journal by THS Academic Director Dr Faysal Mikdadi
Hardy and St George's Day by Tracy Hayes
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.
Thomas Hardy Society Conference 2010 Report by Brenda Parry
Brenda's highlights of the 2010 Conference
Hardy and Valentine's Day by Tracy Hayes
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.
Jemima Hardy – The Great Author's Mother by Tracy Hayes
Jemima Hardy, nee Hand, (1813-1904) was one of the most important people in Thomas Hardy's life.
Hardy and the Titanic by Tracy Hayes
On 15 April 1912, the RMS TITANIC sank in the early hours of the morning after colliding with an iceberg in the Atlantic ocean.
Hardy and Shakespeare by Tracy Hayes
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
Thomas Hardy and the May Day Festival by Tracy Hayes
The first day of May marks the onset of warm weather and fertility in Nature, celebrated in festivals such as the Cerealia, involving club-walking and dancing around a beribboned Maypole.
The Hardys and the Suffragette Movement by Tracy Hayes
The Hardys and the Suffragette Movement
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Upcoming events
Tess, a feminist vision of Thomas Hardy's classic novel
From 31/01/2024 until 24/06/2024
All day event
All day event
Book Launch | Hardy Women: Mother, Sisters, Wives, Muses by Paula Byrne
On 09/05/2024
Starts 18:30 until 20:30
Starts 18:30 until 20:30
In the Footsteps of Thomas Hardy
On 12/05/2024
Starts 14:00 until 16:00
Starts 14:00 until 16:00
Thomas Hardy Society Birthday Weekend
From 01/06/2024 until 02/06/2024
Starts 11:00 until 20:00
Starts 11:00 until 20:00
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