The Wessex Project: Thomas Hardy, Architect

by Kester Rattenbury

Thomas Hardy's architectural career is not considered a success. Seen as a mere prelude to his literary output, it is most often summed up by reference to his 'shockingly' suburban home, Max Gate. But this new book argues the opposite: that far from being incidental, Hardy's architectural thinking is integral to a full understanding of his life's work. Reconstructed from the wealth of little-known drawings, photographs, experimental illustrations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848222505
• ISBN13: 9781848222502
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.2"