ABSTRACT
James Lewis Dolly Gale,1 aged 16 and living in the Dorset village of Piddlehinton, saw an advertisement in her local newspaper for a lady’s maid at Thomas Hardy’s home, applied for the post and was engaged.
James Lewis Dolly Gale,1 aged 16 and living in the Dorset village of Piddlehinton, saw an advertisement in her local newspaper for a lady’s maid at Thomas Hardy’s home, applied for the post and was engaged.