A Digital and Naturalistic Landscape of Thomas Hardy’s Wessex

Erica Y. HayesIndiana University, Bloomington

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Website Link:http://scalar.usc.edu/works/mapping-wessex/

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To Edward Marston suggesting the words “Wessex novels” to be used when

advertising his novels:

Dear Mr. Marston,

Could you, whenever advertising my books, use the words “Wessex novels” at the head of the list? I mean,

instead of “By T.H.”, “T.H’s Wessex novels”, or something of the sort? I find the name Wessex, I was the first to

use in fiction, is getting to be taken up everywhere: & it would be a pity for us to lose the right to it for want of

asserting it. It might also be used on the paper covers of the novels.

Yours very truly,

T. Hardy

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To Bertram Windle identifying the real places in Wessex:

Dear Sir:

Owing to my absence from England your letter has only now reached me. I will with pleasure give you any

information that you may require as to the real names of the places described in my Wessex novels. Such

information in the Handbook will perhaps relieve me of the many letters I receive on the subject, & perhaps

serve to correct the erroneous identifications of places by journalists & others. I shall be in England again (Max

Gate, Dorchester) some time in October, & will then answer any questions.

Yours faithfully,

Thomas Hardy.

On second thoughts I send a few rudimentary notes, that you may not be put to unnecessary trouble before my

return. T.H.

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Woolbridge old Manor House

close to Wool station.

Another scene of the Durberville's, and the scene of Tess's confession in "Tess of the D."

Bindon Abbey (close by)

The spot to which Clare carried Tess.

Winchester.

"Wintoncester" — spot of Tess's execution.

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How did I create the map?

NYPL’s Map Warper

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Story Map Swiper

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