Novels set in Dorset Whilst we haven’t read every story set in Dorset, we have read these. Classics • Moonfleet by J Meade Falkner Classic adventure of smuggling in the 18th Century, set in The Fleet Lagoon. The novels of Thomas Hardy Whilst most of the 14 novels are set in Dorset, these are our favourites: • Under The Greenwood Tree • Far From The Madding Crowd • The Return Of The Native • The Mayor Of Casterbridge • The Woodlanders • Tess Of The D’Urbervilles More Contemporary • The French Lieutenant’s Woman by John Fowles Set in Victorian Lyme Regis • Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier A fictional story about the Victorian fossil hunter Mary Anning, set in Lyme Regis • The Secrets Of The Tides by Hannah Richell Contemporary fiction set in Seatown • The Breaker by Minette Walters A murder mystery which begins at Chapman’s Pool The Dorset Murder Series by Rachel McLean Quick reads set in places you know • The Corfe Castle Murders • The Clifftop Murders • The Island Murders • The Monument Murders • The Millionaire Murders • The Fossil Beach Murders • The Riverside Murder • The Blue Pool Murders • The Lighthouse Murders • The Ghost Village Murders
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