HARDYS WESSEX: LANDSCAPES THAT SHAPED A WRITER (PAUL HOLBERT

Throughout Thomas Hardy's long life, the West Country changed dramatically, affecting attitudes towards women, war, humans’ responsibilities to animals, love and courtship, superstition, social structure and religion. This book explores the impact that ‘Wessex’ had on Hardy's works, and how living there shaped his views on the oft-divisive social issues of the period. Uniting beautiful landscape imagery with a selection of personal items from Hardy's life, it reveals the man and his times behind the literature.