Hardy'S Wessex Still Harriet
The fascinating story of Thomas Hardy's life and work.Internationally acclaimed writer Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) is best known for his evocative depictions of the West Country landscape and its people,…
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The fascinating story of Thomas Hardy's life and work.Internationally acclaimed writer Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) is best known for his evocative depictions of the West Country landscape and its people, a region that he called "Wessex." What is lesser known is that this landscape also inspired him in many other aspects of his life, from campaigning for animal welfare to questioning the way society viewed women. This publication accompanies a multi-venue exhibition of the largest collection of Thomas Hardy memorabilia ever to be displayed at once.Throughout Hardy's eighty-seven-year life, the West Country changed dramatically. Ideas of women's roles, humans' responsibility to animals, the realities of war, and how people related to the world around them altered fundamentally. Through his stories and campaigning, Hardy was keen to show not only the rural idyll but also