In Oxford, with a pub crawl through the centuries Apr 15, 2008
e., very old-fashioned), it's a legend in the annals of real ale, a vessel of hazel clarity, redolent of harvest stubble lit by an evening sun, of woods drenched in rain, of dewy meadows at dawn, of cattle in dells, of Thomas Hardy and sandy-gray churches nestled in the nook of sheep-studded hills. If this isn't the drinkable essence of England, nothing is. (International Herald Tribune)
Beer taste test Apr 4, 2008
Belgian Strong Ales and Tripels have been around for centuries, not to mention Russian Imperial Stout, invented by the British at the behest of Czar Peter the Great around 1700, or England's Thomas Hardy Ale. Ever raising the bar. (The Palm Beach Post)
Sudoku could signal the end of an era for cryptic crossword Mar 20, 2008
The shy lecturer in clinical psychology, at 44 one of the youngest compilers, once used the famous dying words of Lord Nelson to Thomas Hardy, "Kiss me, Hardy" as a clue to encode PECKING ORDER.. Another of his memorable clues: "The real reason for the meeting between Volkswagen and Daimler (6,6)." The answer is HIDDEN AGENDA because the word "agenda" is hidden in VolkswAGEN DAimler. (Business Report, South Africa)
Vanity Fair Nudes, Soviet Slaves Fill New Photography Shows in London Feb 14, 2008
Though it's hard to pick highlights, the list of those you wouldn't expect to see in Vanity Fair included Claude Monet and Thomas Hardy, whose weathered features were caught by E.O. Hoppe in 1913. Steichen, Leibovitz. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Atone for your speed-reading habits Feb 8, 2008
Beauty is subjective, but I ve always been fascinated by the classics and authors such as Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy, Henry James and Emily Bronte. This appreciation is rooted not only in the tales of pain inflicted by societal norms during the periods in which their works were written, but also in their prolific writing styles. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Oates leads Critics Circle finalists Jan 14, 2008
Works in biography focused on authors, with Hermione Lee's "Edith Wharton," Arnold Rampersad's "Ralph Ellison" and Claire Tomalin's "Thomas Hardy" named as finalists. Tim Jeal's "Stanley: The Impossible Life of Africa's Greatest Explorer" and John Richardson's "The Life of Picasso: The Triumphant Years, 1917-1932" rounded out the category. (CNN -- Showbiz)
The reading cure Jan 5, 2008
"What cured Mill was an account of death; what eased Eliot's mourning of her husband was a journey through Dante's Inferno. If books are to be therapeutic, it seems, it's because they take us to dark places rather than bright ones. As Thomas Hardy recognised, "If a way to the better there be it exacts a full look at the worst. " Hence Davis's preference for classic texts which address existential concerns, not anodyne pep-ups. Medical staff attached to her scheme have occasionally worried that... (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Vanity Fair photo archive to go on display Nov 20, 2007
There is a Man Ray shot of a matronly Gertrude Stein from 1922; and a gaunt Thomas Hardy in 1913, the year his great outpouring of love poetry came, after the death, the previous year, of his first wife. Nijinsky is here, beturbanned, beringed and bedazzling, photographed by Baron de Meyer and published in the magazine in 1916; and a more soberly dressed Stravinsky, 1927, by the celebrated George Hoyningen-Huene. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
PJ's dark, white chalk Sep 7, 2007
They could be from Thomas Hardy or something altogether more gothic. "It definitely has a storytelling, filmic quality to it," Harvey says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Second-hand Bookshops in Oxford Jul 29, 2007
It has literary tours, two pubs named after Thomas Hardy novels and beneath its streets run the many levels of the underground bookstacks where the Bodleian library keeps some of its millions of books. And whether you re looking for a faded volume as a souvenir, or just need a quick fix to satisfy your bibliohabit, browsing through Oxford s second-hand bookshops is a real treat. (Suite101.com)
Curling up with a good ebook May 11, 2007
The one that was sent to me already had downloaded on to it four books by Arthur Conan Doyle, two Bront novels, 10 by Dickens, four apiece by George Eliot and DH Lawrence, three Dostoevskys, James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist and Ulysses, Jane Austen's complete works, and ditto Lewis Carroll, both big fat Tolstoys, five Thomas Hardy novels and quite a lot of poetry. That's a hefty bookshelf, accommodated in a device only a little over a centimetre thick and in breadth and depth about the... (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
JUST AMONG FRIENDS Apr 5, 2007
Others attending the party were Barbara Courterier of Biloxi; Thomas Hardy of Meridian; and Gary and Michael Learmonth and Chris Vowell, all of Philadelphia, and Austin and Macie Barrett of Noxapater. The fare for the evening. (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)
Tunes and travels Mar 25, 2007
For 30 years, Richards has been writing novels set in northern New Brunswick with a sense of place that some critics say is as indelible as that in the works of William Faulkner and Thomas Hardy. His latest book, "The Friends of Meager Fortune," is set in the mid-20th century. (Boston Globe)
The Queen and I: Feb 9, 2007
The love songs of Thomas Hardy. Meghan O'Rourkeposted Jan. 18, 2007. (Slate)
Classics safe in schools shake-up Feb 6, 2007
Mr Johnson has already told the QCA he believes it is important to safeguard certain topics, labelling the likes of Charles Dickens, Jane Austen and Thomas Hardy as the "untouchables". Copyright Press Association Ltd 2007, All Rights Reserved. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
More of this story Jan 7, 2007
Andalusia Star News: Neighbors. Garden Baptist Church will hold its monthly singing on Sat. (Andalusia Star News, AL)
Poem archive adds historic voices Nov 30, 2006
Walter de la Mare also makes his debut, reading Thomas Hardy - a poem celebrating a visit its author made to Hardy's Dorset house in June 1921. In all 14 poems by eight authors have been added to the website. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Poetry Archive unveils lost voices Nov 30, 2006
Other additions to the site include Walter de la Mare reading 'Thomas Hardy' and Robert Graves reading 'The White Goddess. Paul Gerhardt, head of the creative archive project at the BBC, said he was "delighted to facilitate the recovery of these important recordings.". (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Rachel Cohen on Leonard Woolf Nov 6, 2006
Leonard Woolf was also the literary editor of The Nation and, for twenty-seven years, co-editor of The Political Quarterly, and he counted among his contributors H. G. Wells, Thomas Hardy, Isaiah Berlin, and Rebecca West. Never was a man more occluded by masterpieces. (New Yorker)
China developer 'pirates' a UK town Nov 6, 2006
A year ago, a shocked English press was full of stories about how Dorchester, the country town in Dorset that inspired novelist Thomas Hardy, was being recreated in Chengdu, central China, after a Chinese developer saw it on a Christmas card. The name of the place. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Inner life of John Fowles Oct 30, 2006
" What exactly Fowles made of it might be partly explained by the narrator of "The French Lieutenant's Woman," a man somehow situated simultaneously in the Victorian Age and in the 1960s. When that narrator refers to Thomas Hardy, one of Fowles' heroes, who is much discussed in the diaries, he is also defining something essential about Fowles himself: "This tension, then, between lust and renunciation, undying recollection and undying repression, lyrical surrender and tragic duty, between the... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Dorset tower saved from the sea (brick by brick) Sep 6, 2006
Now, finally, the tower, which was an inspiration for such authors as Thomas Hardy and P D James, is being been brought back from the brink of the precipice, literally ... Clavell Tower was well known to Thomas Hardy, Dorset's most famous literary son, who courted his first love, Eliza Bright Nicols, there. (Independent)
£1m bid to save Dorset tower from the sea Sep 6, 2006
Thomas Hardy wooed a girlfriend at the tower and used it as a frontispiece for his Wessex Poems. It also inspired PD James to write her novel The Black Tower. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Buyer digs deep for Gallipoli medal Jul 25, 2006
A world record price, it is double the previous highest amount paid for a service medal - about $600,000 in Britain in October 2005 for a medal won by Lord Nelson's fleet captain, Thomas Hardy, at the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar. Last night's buyer spent $1,214,500, including the auctioneer's premium, for the VC, the Military Cross and other medals of Captain Alfred John Shout. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
