Hardy online talk: Wessex Superstitions
Fascinated by folklore? Then join us for this illuminating online talk by Professor Owen Davies, in which he puts Hardy’s references to witchcraft and popular magic into historical context. Based on historical and folkloristic research, particularly with regards to Somerset and Dorset, Owen will explore the influence of cunning-folk and the fear of witches, as well as a range of other magical healers with whom Hardy would have been familiar.