[Hardy-l] Woodlands in "The Woodlanders"

[Tony Fincham]

Dear Pat,

I wonder if you have come across the passage in Hermann Lea's 'The Hardy 
Guides Volume I'
(Ed. Stevens Cox Penguin 1986) in which he describes the Woodlands as:-

'a region inhabited by simple-minded people where many old-fashioned ideas & 
superstitions still linger
    ... a region of decay & decline' ? (p 69).

Best wishes,

Tony Fincham

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Louw" <plouw at pan.uzulu.ac.za>
To: <hardy-l at coyote.csusm.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 1:57 PM
Subject: [Hardy-l] Woodlands in "The Woodlanders"


>
> Does anyone have any information on the specific nineteenth century 
> historical context of the woodlands in "The Woodlanders"? I'm trying to 
> find out how the forest people would have been regarded by the 
> townspeople.
>
> Thank you,
> Pat Louw
> University of Zululand
> South Africa
>
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