Home / What's On / Swanage / Swanage Literary Festival – ‘The Return’ in HardySwanage Literary Festival – ‘The Return’ in HardyThe Mowlem, SwanageDateFriday 6 November 2026Starts7pmEnds7:45pmTypeOtherWhereShore Road, Swanage, BH19 1DD, Swanage, BH19 1DDLast checked1 October 2026Chairman and Academic Director of the Thomas Hardy Society, Mark Damon Chutter, will explore ‘the return’ motif in Hardy’s writing. Clym Yeobright in ‘The Return of the Native’ leaves his life in Paris as a diamond merchant and returns to his native Egdon Heath. Previously…At The MowlemMusic venue — Shore Rd, Swanage, BH19 1DD.The Mowlem on FolkAirMore at The MowlemSwanage Blues Festival — 2 October 2026‘SAS Rogue – The Clandestine Life of Peter Weaver” — 5 October 2026& Sons — 5 October 2026Around The MowlemThe Cellar Bar — Bar, 10mThe Showbar Taproom and Bar — Bar, 10mFunworld Amusements — Arcade, 50mListing from the original source. FolkAir links out rather than selling tickets for this event.