H04048 JULY 2004 NOTES AND QUERIES 7/1/04 HARDY FORUM ARCHIVE

HARDY LOVED A GOOD JILTING

HARDY AS HONORARY PRESIDENT OF THE RSPCA

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From: peter.brown46@btopenworld.com

Subject: 'Hardy loved a good jilting'

Date: July 1, 2004 12:51:54 PM PDT

Today's Guardian [UK] has an article by David McKie on

William Greenslade's edition of Thomas Hardy's "Facts"

Notebook, published by Ashgate at £49.50.

Link below.

Peter Brown

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1250976,00.html

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From: PatriciaKelley@westat.com

Subject: RE: 'Hardy loved a good jilting'

Date: July 1, 2004 1:41:56 PM PDT

Thank you, Peter, for posting the link to this wonderful Guardian review.

Fascinating stuff.

Patty Kelley

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From: M.Delveaux@exeter.ac.uk

Subject: Honorary President of the RSPCA

Date: July 7, 2004 10:34:24 AM PDT

Dear members,

would you happen to know a reliable source for Hardy becoming the honorary

president of the RSPCA? I am quite sure that he was at some point, but I can't

find any source.

Many thanks in advance.

Martin.

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Martin Delveaux

Victorian Studies

School of English

University of Exeter

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From: Rosemarie.morgan@yale.edu

Subject: Re: Honorary President of the RSPCA

Date: July 7, 2004 12:35:29 PM PDT

Dear Martin,

Maybe someone will prove me wrong but to the best of my knowledge Hardy was not an honorary president of the R.S.P.C.A.

He did, however, write a celebratory ode, "Compassion," to mark the centenary of the R.S.P.C.A. in June 1924.

With every good wish,

Rosemarie Morgan

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