We drove on to near Dorchester, stopping, at Thorncombe Park, to visit the Thomas Hardy cottage. It is where he was born and grew up and where he returned to write his first few novels. To be candid, Hardy is Vicki's thing. I have never read a word of Hardy; not one word (although I did once watch the
Tess movie years ago). Vicki actually re-read
Tess in advance of this visit. She has been doing this sort of thing all the way through. Absolutely all I know about Hardy is from the Monty Python "Novel Writing" sketch, at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogPZ5CY9KoM. You must listen to it before proceeding.
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Hardy memorial |
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Hardy cottage, built c. 1800 |
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Vicki at the cottage |
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Hardy's bedroom |
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