Thomas Hardy's quote, "Life is a physiological fact, and the rest is misinterpretation," from 'Jude the Obscure' highlights ...

The ‘obscure’ Jude’s life starts off hard and gets harder as he faces a string of obstacles in the pursuit of his dreams.

Paula Byrne’s hefty biography, “Hardy Women,” considers the British poet and novelist Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) from the standpoint of the strong women who influenced him. The book’s subtitle specifies ...

In a lifetime that spanned the early Victorian period and the aftermath of the First World War, Hardy witnessed huge changes: the mechanisation of farming, the rapid growth of cities, the ...

A talk will be held in Dorchester by Dorchester and District Gardening Club talk on the author's green spaces at Hardy's Cottage and Max Gate.

Hambletts and Wiltshire Creative, in association with English Heritage, today announce A Beautiful Thread – Thomas Hardy in Words and Music, performed by Anton Lesser, Lucia Bonbright and Orchestra of ...

Performed by Anton Lesser, Lucia Bonbright, and Orchestra of the Swan. Starring Anton Lesser, A Beautiful Thread weaves Hardy’s life – dramatic as any of his books – with his beautiful poetry and ...

Lecturer in Culture, Media and Creative Industries, King's College London Thomas Hardy’s final novel, Jude the Obscure (1895), was ahead of its time in more ways than one. Upon its publication, it ...