Dorset

An unforgettably powerful tragedy, Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles is one of the great classics of the late nineteenth century. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; …

Jane Austen in the hands of queen of crime, Val McDermid. Get ready for a very different Northanger Abbey.Seventeen-year-old Catherine 'Cat' Morland has led a sheltered existence …

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution was established in 1824 and has a long and proud tradition of saving life at sea. Today, the volunteer lifeboat crews on the south coast of …

In Upsydown: Cartoons of Dorset Life, artist and caricaturist Lyndon Wall has selected over ninety of his favourite cartoons of the humorous side of life in Dorset. This book is a …

Founded in 1810 by Lewis Tregonwell, Bournemouth was originally a deserted heathland, home to fishermen and smugglers. Initially marketed as a health resort, Bournemouth's growth …

An illustrated history of one of Britain's most popular potteries, by a rising star of the 'Antiques Roadshow'.Poole Pottery is a great British institution, and for more than 130 …

The truth lies just beneath the surface… Kate's world falls apart when her teenage son drowns in the waters by his school. She’s convinced it wasn’t just a …

Let Dorset Dives take you on a personal journey to 50 of the greatest dive sites the Dorset coastline has to offer. Here, there are so many opportunities to get wet and against one …

The sixties, seventies and eighties were decades of great change. Many towns and cities were redeveloped with projects that dramatically affected the character of the place. …

Det Herrens år 1349 nærmer sig, og Den Sorte Død hærger stadig England og Europa. I Dorsetshire har Lady Anne af Develish klogt isoleret sine folk på godset, og de aner ikke, om de …