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Mapping the Wessex Novel Also available from Continuum London Narratives , Lawrence Phillips Wessex, Barbara YorkeMapping the Wessex Novel Landscape, History and the Parochial in British Literature, 1870–1940 Andrew Radford Continuum International Publishing Group The Tower Building 80 Maiden Lane 11 York Road Suite 704 London SE1 7NX New York, NY 10038 ? Andrew Radford 2010 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. Andrew Radford has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identii ed as Author of this work. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN: 9780826439680 (hardcover) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. Typeset by Newgen Imaging Systems Pvt Ltd, Chennai, India Printed and bound in Great Britain by MPG Books Group Ltd For Lily This page intentionally left blank Contents Acknowledgements viii List of Abbreviations ix 1 Introduction 1 2 Hardy’s Heathens 18 3 Archaeophobia: A Fear of Old Things 52 4 Mystical Secrets and Lies 85 5 The Return of the Nativist 120 6 Conclusion 155 Notes 159 Bibliography 164 Index 180 Acknowledgements Many of the chapters in this book were delivered as seminar papers or at university conferences. I am grateful to anizers of such events and to those who listened and responded, in particular at the universities of York and Swansea. I am indebted to the British Academy for helping me start and develop this project. Completing the book would not have been possible without the support of colleagues, friends and family. In particular, I would like to thank Roger Ebbats