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RELICS OF THOMAS HARDY

... RELICS OF THOMAS HARDY SHOWN AT DORCHESTER FOR FIRST TIME NEW PRESIDENT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY A fine collection of Thomas Hardy relics, ranging ffom the Hardy family Bible with his name and date of birth inscribed on the fly leaf to the ...

Published: Friday 28 February 1941
Newspaper: Western Gazette
County: Somerset, England
Type: Article | Words: 737 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

RETICS OF THOMAS HARDY

... RETICS OF THOMAS HARDY CHRISTENING ROBE AND FAMILY BIBLE Thomas Hardy's robe and cap and the Hardy family Bible, which have lately been deposited the Dorset County Museum at Dorchester, were on view at a meeting Dorset Natural History and ...

Published: Friday 28 November 1941
Newspaper: Western Gazette
County: Somerset, England
Type: Article | Words: 193 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

from the Novel by THOMAS HARDY

... from the Novel by THOMAS HARDY The Corfield Hall, Taunton, on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14th, in aid of the Church Army, and THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15th, in aid of the Red Cross 7.45 p.m. incidental Music by members of the R.A.F. TICKETS Reserved and Numbered, ...

National Trust Buys Hardy's Cottage

... Heath, which figures in Thomas Hardy's novels, it is now occupied caretaker appointed the National Trust, and will be open to the public. Thomas Hardy was born n the cottage on June 2nd 1840. His grandfather, the first Thomas ...

Published: Friday 09 July 1948
Newspaper: Western Gazette
County: Somerset, England
Type: Article | Words: 126 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

the Nation

... Max Gate, Dorchester, former home of Thomas Hardy, the famous Wessex novelist, has been left to the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest by his sister. Miss Katherine Hardy, who died on October 4th Miss Hardy, who purchased Max Gate in 1938 int2nding ...

ESTATE OF MISS KATE HARDY

... ESTATE OF MISS KATE HARDY ' GATE FOR THE NATION Katharine Hardy, of Taibothays • West Stafford, near Dorchester Thomas Hardy, 0.M., the famous novelist, died on October 4th last £74,165 5s lOu gross with net perv,Sh ty , £67,397 12s 8d (duty paid £15 ...

Published: Friday 20 December 1940
Newspaper: Western Gazette
County: Somerset, England
Type: Article | Words: 199 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

LORD CHIEF JUSTICE AT DORCHESTER

... LORD CHIEF JUSTICE AT DORCHESTER A MEMORY OF THOMAS HARDY The Lord Chief Justicc, Viscount Caldecote —formerly Sir ihomas Inskip—was the judge for Dorset Winter Assizes, which opened at Dorchester on Wednesday. It was the first visit of a Lord Chief Justice ...

Published: Friday 23 January 1942
Newspaper: Western Gazette
County: Somerset, England
Type: Article | Words: 200 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

SUNDAY

... SUNDAY Man. without religion. Is the creature of circumstances. Thomas Hardy. MONDAY Experience teacheth fools, and he is great one that will not learn by It. Thomas Fuller TUESDAY What sculpture is to a block of marble, education Is to the soul. Addison ...

THE LATE MR. C. H. ST. JOHN HORNBY

... sumptuously produced A personal friend of Thomas Hardy Mr. Hornby often visited the Wessex author at Max Gate, and Thomas Hardy paid return calls Chantmarle. He took a leading part in the raising of memorials to Hardy at Casterbridge. ...

Published: Friday 03 May 1946
Newspaper: Western Gazette
County: Somerset, England
Type: Article | Words: 250 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THOMAS HARDY'S SISTER

... THOMAS HARDY'S SISTER Miss Kate Hardy. sister of Thomas Hardy, the novelist and poet, has died at Talbothays. West Stafford. Dorchester, aged 83. She was the last surviving member of his family. Her last public appearance was :n May of at ...

FIRST PERFORMANCE IN

... presented for the first time at the beginning of next month. It Is The Trumpet Major, a threeact comedy from the novel Thomas Hardy. The play will bo presented by the Nettlecombe Players In Corfleld Hall, Taunton, on February 14th, and loth. Proceeds ...

Historic Milestone Restored

... inscription- 1 to West Gate. Winton, 10 miles 0 furlongs 1 chain to Corn Exchange Romsey. Its interest lies in the fact that Thomas Hardy, in s famous novel, Tess of the D'Urhervilles mentions this ston e I when describing a hanging at Winchester Gaol The ...

Published: Friday 07 May 1948
Newspaper: Western Gazette
County: Somerset, England
Type: Article | Words: 85 | Page: 6 | Tags: none