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1850s: Sometimes you can’t see the wood for the trees
The Woodlanders
What you need to know before your trail
Educated beyond her station, Grace Melbury returns to the woodland village of little Hintock in the New Forest and cannot marry her intended, Giles Winterborne. Her alternative choice proves to be disastrous.
Hardy exposes the cruel indifference of the archaic legal system off his day,and argues the case between what should be done, and what is done and whether the urban life or the country can bring the most happiness.
Travel Guide
Hardy Country
Hardy Country consists of a few places which make up Wessex.
“Wessex” is described as “partly real, partly dream-country” that unifies Hardy’s South West England
Puddletown, near Dorchester – this small village is the inspiration for the novel’s Weatherbury. Dorchester, in turn, is said to have inspired Hardy’s Casterbridge which appears in The Major of Casterbridge
Higher Bockhampton – Thomas Hardy was born here so this encompasses Wessex and the world of Hardy.
Booktrail Boarding Pass Information: The Woodlanders
Author/Guide: Thomas Hardy Destination: “Wessex”, Dorset, Higher Bockhampton Departure Time:1800s
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