Hardy

‘The Departure’ – the tale of how a Hardy poem returned from America to Dorset

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Dorset History Centre (DHC) has successfully acquired a poem by author Thomas Hardy which is believed to have been held in America since 2005.  ‘The Departure’ was sold that year at Sotheby’s in London.  It next appeared at an antiquarian dealership in Massachusetts where it was purchased by an American collector in 2014. More recently,… Read more ‘The Departure’ – the tale of how a Hardy poem returned from America to Dorset

Thomas Hardy – exploring a new collection (part 1)

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Thanks to the generosity of donors including the V&A purchase fund and the Friends of the National Libraries , DHC was fortunate enough to acquire a substantial new collection of material created by or relating to Dorset’s literary titan Thomas Hardy.  We thought that it would be good to share a little more information about the purchase and to explain a little more about why… Read more Thomas Hardy – exploring a new collection (part 1)