I love the names in England; even the street names and village names are just fabulous! Anyhow, so Max Gate! Thomas Hardy designed this house and lived here from 1885 until his death in 1928. This is where he wrote Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Jude the Obscure and The Mayor of Casterbridge, as well as much of his poetry. Thomas Hardy is not, shall we say, one of the happier authors I've ever read, but I really like his writing style. And having seen Dorset and the area that he describes in his books... well, it's beautiful and well worth potential temporary depression you might get from reading his books. Seriously, my roommate and I once watched the new BBC's Tess of the D'Urbervilles, and it is tragic. We were both balling by the end; like, outright heart-crushingly sobbing. But it was really interesting learning more about his life!
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| Max Gate! |
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| Just the very picture of England, right? |
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| Thomas Hardy's Dorset. |
You may be wondering... well then, where's the bookshop? It's in the house, and consists of a large tables wit a small selection of Hardy's novels and some biographies about him. Quaint, isn't it? But seriously, this area, you may just want to spend all your time outside reading than inside choosing that book to read...
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