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Thomas Hardy

Discovering Classic Authors

June 12, 2026 By Allison Symes Leave a Comment

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Photos from The Dorset Museum, Dorchester were taken by me, Allison Symes, as were pictures from my garden and any screenshots. Other images were created in Book Brush using either my photos or those from Pixabay. AI images avoided.

I recently revisited The Dorset Museum in lovely Dorchester with editing colleagues from The Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading. We were visiting a Thomas Hardy exhibition and it was fascinating.

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Visiting Jane Austen in Dorchester

August 8, 2025 By Allison Symes Leave a Comment

Image Credits:  Photos were taken by me, Allison Symes. Some images created in Book Brush using my images or those from Pixabay.

I had the opportunity recently to go and see a Jane Austen exhibition at the Dorset Museum in Dorchester. This year marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth and there have been various events to commemorate this. (I am sure there will be more as we head to Miss Austen’s birthday in December and it would pay to keep an eye out for events at Winchester Cathedral, where Jane is buried).

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