Mark Chutter
Mark Damon Chutter is the Chairman and Academic Director of the Thomas Hardy Society. Mark is also a teacher of performing arts, who has twice been shortlisted for the title of the The Times Educational Supplement’s ‘Teacher of the Year’ and ‘Most Innovative Teacher.’ Mark is a member of the Dorchester Civic Society, the Dorchester Town Council Heritage Committee, and Visible Women UK.
Interviews with Mark Chutter
The Best Thomas Hardy Books, recommended by Mark Chutter
Thomas Hardy, author of many classic novels including Tess of the d’Ubervilles and Far From the Madding Crowd, is best known for his books that explore the social mores and class divides of rural life in 19th-century England. Here, Mark Chutter—chair of the Thomas Hardy Society—talks us through five key texts by Hardy, and explains why they have stood the test of time.
