Thomas Hardy at
The Dorset County Museum
A Writer’s Dorset
The Dorset County Museum houses the world’s finest Thomas Hardy collection and in July 1997 opened new galleries about Thomas Hardy and other Dorset writers. Of the many things on display are paintings, photographs, drawings, letters and other personalia – along with original manuscripts of some of Hardy’s greatest works. Here you can also step inside Thomas Hardy’s study, explore computer interactives, hear prose, poetry and music. On the way you can meet Hardy’s fellow writers: William Barnes, John Meade Falkner, the Powys Brothers, Sylvia Townsend Warner and Jane Austen.
The galleries are open from 10 am to 5 pm Monday to Saturday, and also on Sundays in July and August. The research collections may be viewed by prior appointment.
Moments of Love
1997 saw the publication of Moments of Love a special signed edition of Thomas Hardy’s love poems to his wife Emma.
This limited edition, of 157 copies only, contains 47 pages in high quality facsimile of Hardy’s handwritten poems with 65 printed pages of parallel text. There is an introduction by Dr James Gibson and a Foreword by the Earl of Stockton. Every copy includes a genuine signature by Thomas Hardy. The autographs were prepared by the author in 1927 for a signed edition of one of his novels which was never issued.
Moments of Love is quarter bound with green leather and cloth boards, three edges gilt, blocked real gold on the spine and packed in a cloth slip-case. It is printed by the Senecio Press, Charlbury, Oxford and is obtainable by insured post on receipt of £275 sterling, by sterling cheque or money order, at the Dorset County Museum at the address below.
The Dorset County Museum
Step inside the Museum to explore the Dorset’s history, archaeology, geology and wildlife. Visit one of the largest prehistoric and Roman collections outside the British Museum. Discover real dinosaur footprints, fine fossils and marvellous Roman mosaics. See the fine art collection and the changing shows of modern painting and sculpture in the stylish exhibition gallery. Take part in the regular events and lectures. No trip to Hardy country is complete without a visit!
The Dorset County Museum
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