The Monty Python sketch of Thomas Hardy writing “The Return of the Native” takes place inside a packed soccer stadium with an announcer providing play-by-play analysis of the author’s ...

A building where the author Thomas Hardy trained as an architect has been left a charred wreck after a fire. The blaze on Dorchester's South Street swept through The Gorge Cafe and spread to the ...

The porch at Thomas Hardy's cottage is set to be taken down and rebuilt to its original design. The timber and felt porch at the National Trust property in Higher Bockhampton in Dorset has been ...

Biographer Paula Byrne will deliver a lecture on Thomas Hardy, focusing on the women who influenced his life on Friday, May 30. The talk, titled 'Hardy Women: Mother, Sisters, Wives, Muses' will ...

The building where the Victorian novelist and poet Thomas Hardy worked as an apprentice architect has been gutted by fire. About 50 firefighters tackled the blaze as it tore through the historic ...

The National Trust is inviting people to Max Gate this Easter holiday. Visitors can explore the house designed and built by Thomas Hardy through daily guided tours. The tours, led by expert volunteers ...