[Hardy-l] Trivia question

[Jcphardysoc at aol.com]

In a message dated 04/04/2008 15:57:18 GMT Daylight Time,  
kgwilson at uottawa.ca writes:

"Trenchard" was indeed the original Dorset family name.  Hardy  modified it 
to "Henchard," analogously with the actual "Turbervilles" becoming  the 
fictional "d'Urbervilles."  The question then becomes why Hardy made  these minor 
changes, since they are hardly sufficient to put an  over-earnest rooter-out of 
regional historical resonances off the  scent.  



I would suggest that in the case of Tess, Hardy felt that ‘Tess of  the de 
Turbervilles’ or ‘Tess of the Turbervilles’ would have sounded too clumsy  and 
alliterative as titles, without the euphony of Two on a Tower. 
 
Best wishes
 
John Pentney



   
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