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May 2012

A PAD IN THE STRAW  by  Christopher Woodforde now published.


From the moment she first met Thomas Hardy in 1905, having written him an admiring letter, Florence Dugdale seemed destined for controversy. Her presence at Max Gate, both before and after the death of his first wife Emma, and her clandestine courtship with a man nearly forty years her senior, sparked suspicion among the locals and scorn from the Gifford family. She had wanted to be a writer herself, but was drawn into Hardy’s life as his ‘secretary’ and companion, and within a year of their own marriage was humiliated by his publication of poems commemorating the late Emma and his painful relationship with her.
florence mistress of max gate, peter tait
FLORENCE
Mistress of Max Gate
by Peter Tait
florence and thomas hardy

"All of this was to the chagrin of Thomas who was concerned lest the newspapers found out he was there also and in Florence’s company. The great joy of Aldeburgh, as he told Florence, was its anonymity. It was somewhere he could be himself and Wells had no right jeopardising that because of his careless meanderings. ... It appeared to be an unwritten rule of the house that what happened in Aldeburgh stayed in Aldeburgh, and with that in mind Thomas appeared keen that they spend as much time together as possible. "

philippa powys, sorrel barn, the tragedy of budvale, katie powys, peter ursem, chaldon herring, east chaldon
SORREL BARN and BUDVALE
Philippa Powys

david garnett, the sailors return, chaldon herring, sundial press
SAILOR'S RETURN
 David Garnett

t. f. powys, unclay, john gray, east chaldon, chaldon herring, sundial press,
UNCLAY
T.F. Powys

  alyse gregory, king log and lady lea, llewelyn powys,
KING LOG & LADY LEA
Alyse Gregory


llewelyn powys, durdle door to dartmoor
DURDLE DOOR TO DARTMOOR
Llewelyn Powys

llewelyn powys, still blue beauty wessex essays
STILL BLUE BEAUTY
Llewelyn Powys

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llewelyn powys, yuletide essays
YULETIDE ESSAYS
Llewelyn Powys

philippa powys, the blackthorn winter, katie powys, chydyok, east chaldon
THE BLACKTHORN WINTER
Philippa Powys 

the joy of it, littleton powys, the sundial press
THE JOY OF IT Littleton Powys
alyse gregory, hester craddock
HESTER CRADDOCK
Alyse Gregory
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t.f. powys,

KINDNESS IN A CORNER
T.F. Powys
roger norman, red die a dorset mystery
RED DIE
by Roger Norman
albion's dream by roger norman
ALBION'S DREAM
by Roger Norman
florence mistress of max gate, peter tait
FLORENCE
Mistress of Max Gate
by Peter Tait
forrest reid, demophon

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