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Abstract
Thomas Hardy was born there, Sir Walter Raleigh chose to live there, and Lawrence of Arabia is buried there. Dorset has so many great figures shaping its history, from eminent leaders such as Alfred the Great to notable writers such as Wordsworth, it could have nothing but an impressive and fascinating story.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | 1 | ||
| Preliminaries | 2 | ||
| Contents | 5 | ||
| Ch. 1: Shaftesbury and Alfred the Great | 7 | ||
| Ch. 2: Corfe and Edward the Martyr | 15 | ||
| Ch. 3: Sherborne and Sir Walter Raleigh | 21 | ||
| Ch. 4: Corfe Castle and Lady Banks | 41 | ||
| Ch. 5: The Western Coastal Towns and the Stuarts | 47 | ||
| Ch. 6: Dorchester, Judge Jefferies and the Bloody Assizes | 59 | ||
| Ch. 7: Marshwood Vale and the Wordsworths | 71 | ||
| Ch. 8: Portesham and Nelson's Hardy | 81 | ||
| Ch. 9: Tolpuddle and its Martyrs | 87 | ||
| Ch. 10: Sturminster Newton, Winterborne Came and William Barnes | 101 | ||
| Ch. 11: Wimborne St. Giles and the 7th Earl of Shaftesbury | 111 | ||
| Ch. 12: Stinsford, Higher Bockampton and Thomas Hardy | 125 | ||
| Ch. 13: Lawrence of Arabia | 135 | ||
| Bibliography | 147 | ||
| Back Cover - Book Description | 150 |