2017 marks the 130th anniversary of the publication of The Woodlanders, Hardy's novel of marital choice, divorce laws, class mobility and Darwinian struggle set in Little Hintock. It depicts individuals in thrall to desire and the natural law that motivates them. On November 21st 1885 Hardy noted – 'Tragedy. It may be put thus in brief: a tragedy exhibits a state of things in the life of an individual which unavoidably causes some natural aim or desire of his to end in a catastrophe when carried out', and thus he began writing the manuscript which would see publication two years later. On February 4th 1887 he declared it 'in some respects my best novel'.
 
To celebrate this anniversary the Thomas Hardy Society held a study say in association with The University of Exeter Centre for Victorian Studies on the 22 April 2017 at the Corn Exchange, Dorchester, Dorset.

- Introduced by Helen Lange, chair of the Thomas Hardy Society
- Opened by Alistair Chisholm, Dorchester Town Crier
- Welcome by Tracy Hayes

This event is sponsored by the British Association for Victorian Studies.

The Woodlanders Study Day - Opening

2017 marks the 130th anniversary of the publication of The Woodlanders, Hardy's novel of marital choice, divorce laws, class mobility and Darwinian struggle set in Little Hintock. It depicts individuals in thrall to desire and the natural law that motivates them. On November 21st 1885 Hardy noted – 'Tragedy. It may be put thus in brief: a tragedy exhibits a state of things in the life of an individual which unavoidably causes some natural aim or desire of his to end in a catastrophe when carried out', and thus he began writing the manuscript which would see publication two years later. On February 4th 1887 he declared it 'in some respects my best novel'.
 
To celebrate this anniversary the Thomas Hardy Society held a study say in association with The University of Exeter Centre for Victorian Studies on the 22 April 2017 at the Corn Exchange, Dorchester, Dorset.

- Welcome (cont) by Tracy Hayes
- Introducion to Keynote Speaker by Professor Roger Ebbatson, Lancaster University
- Keynote Speaker: 'The Body in the Woods' by Phillip Mallet, University of St Andrew

This event is sponsored by the British Association for Victorian Studies.

The Body in the Woods by Phillip Mallett, University of St Andrew

2017 marks the 130th anniversary of the publication of The Woodlanders, Hardy's novel of marital choice, divorce laws, class mobility and Darwinian struggle set in Little Hintock. It depicts individuals in thrall to desire and the natural law that motivates them. On November 21st 1885 Hardy noted – 'Tragedy. It may be put thus in brief: a tragedy exhibits a state of things in the life of an individual which unavoidably causes some natural aim or desire of his to end in a catastrophe when carried out', and thus he began writing the manuscript which would see publication two years later. On February 4th 1887 he declared it 'in some respects my best novel'.
 
To celebrate this anniversary the Thomas Hardy Society held a study say in association with The University of Exeter Centre for Victorian Studies on the 22 April 2017 at the Corn Exchange, Dorchester, Dorset.

- Introducion to Keynote Speaker by Professor Roger Ebbatson
- Speaker: The Woodlanders: Thomas Hardy's Manuscript by Helen Gibson, Honorary Curator of the Thomas Hardy Archive at the Dorset County Museum

This event is sponsored by the British Association for Victorian Studies.

The Woodlanders: Thomas Hardy's Manuscript by Helen Gibson, Dorset County Museum

2017 marks the 130th anniversary of the publication of The Woodlanders, Hardy's novel of marital choice, divorce laws, class mobility and Darwinian struggle set in Little Hintock. It depicts individuals in thrall to desire and the natural law that motivates them. On November 21st 1885 Hardy noted – 'Tragedy. It may be put thus in brief: a tragedy exhibits a state of things in the life of an individual which unavoidably causes some natural aim or desire of his to end in a catastrophe when carried out', and thus he began writing the manuscript which would see publication two years later. On February 4th 1887 he declared it 'in some respects my best novel'.
 
To celebrate this anniversary the Thomas Hardy Society held a study say in association with The University of Exeter Centre for Victorian Studies on the 22 April 2017 at the Corn Exchange, Dorchester, Dorset.

- Speaker: Poor Marty's Only Card: Re-Reading Marty South by Karin Koehler, Bangor University.

This event is sponsored by the British Association for Victorian 

Studies.

Poor Marty's Only Card: Re-Reading Marty South by Karin Koehler, Bangor University

2017 marks the 130th anniversary of the publication of The Woodlanders, Hardy's novel of marital choice, divorce laws, class mobility and Darwinian struggle set in Little Hintock. It depicts individuals in thrall to desire and the natural law that motivates them. On November 21st 1885 Hardy noted – 'Tragedy. It may be put thus in brief: a tragedy exhibits a state of things in the life of an individual which unavoidably causes some natural aim or desire of his to end in a catastrophe when carried out', and thus he began writing the manuscript which would see publication two years later. On February 4th 1887 he declared it 'in some respects my best novel'. 
To celebrate this anniversary the Thomas Hardy Society held a study say in association with The University of Exeter Centre for Victorian Studies on the 22 April 2017 at the Corn Exchange, Dorchester, Dorset.

- Speaker: Omit For Mag: The Woodlanders and the Art of Avoidance by Stephanie Meek, Open University

This event is sponsored by the British Association for Victorian Studies.

Omit For Mag: The Woodlanders and the Art of Avoidance by Stephanie Meek, Open University

2017 marks the 130th anniversary of the publication of The Woodlanders, Hardy's novel of marital choice, divorce laws, class mobility and Darwinian struggle set in Little Hintock. It depicts individuals in thrall to desire and the natural law that motivates them. On November 21st 1885 Hardy noted – 'Tragedy. It may be put thus in brief: a tragedy exhibits a state of things in the life of an individual which unavoidably causes some natural aim or desire of his to end in a catastrophe when carried out', and thus he began writing the manuscript which would see publication two years later. On February 4th 1887 he declared it 'in some respects my best novel'.
 
To celebrate this anniversary the Thomas Hardy Society held a study say in association with The University of Exeter Centre for Victorian Studies on the 22 April 2017 at the Corn Exchange, Dorchester, Dorset.

- Speaker: Novels of Character and Environment: Nature in The 
Woodlanders and The Border Town by Yuejie Liu, University of Southampton

This event is sponsored by the British Association for Victorian Studies.

Novels of Character and Environment by Yuejie Liu, University of Southampton

Sharing Hardy's Legacy: Dorset County Museum, The National Trust, University of Exeter, Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Kingston Maurward College & The Thomas Hardy Society

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