The Hardy Country: Literary landmarks of the Wessex Novels

"The Hardy Country: Literary Landmarks of the Wessex Novels" by Charles G. Harper explores the real places that inspired Thomas Hardy's novels set in the Wessex region, mainly Dorsetshire. Written in the early 20th century, the book is a guide to these landscapes, connecting real locations to the characters and stories within Hardy's books. The writing paints Dorsetshire as a beautiful, traditional countryside, and talks about "Hardy Country" as the real places that were turned into the settings of his stories. The book shares the author's experiences in these locations, almost as if the characters from the novels come to life, and invites readers to appreciate these locales that shaped Hardy's tales of love, loss, and what it means to be human.