By HILARY GAVIN I CAN’T speak for you, but I’ve been a fan of Thomas Hardy’s novels since studying them for my English Literature A-level in the late Seventies and early Eighties. As you know Hardy, himself, was most prolific as an author in late 19th-century Victorian Britain, however, for me, his rich descriptive prose … Continue reading Exploring Thomas Hardy’s Literary Legacy and Free Trade’s impact on Rural England