Various other local authors
These collections of Dorset authors and material include: John Fowles; Sir Frederick Treves and Sylvia Townsend Warner.
These collections are all held at the Dorset History Centre.
John Fowles (1926-2005)
Best known as a novelist, he also published poetry and essays. His most well-known novel "The French Lieutenant's Woman" (1969) is set mainly in Lyme Regis, where the author lived for many years.
Sir Frederick Treves (1853-1923)
Surgeon, famous for performing a successful appendectomy on King Edward VII, Treves was also a travel writer and his book of medical reminiscences includes the well-known story of "The Elephant Man" (1923). Treves was born in Dorchester, educated at William Barnes' school, and he was a friend of Thomas Hardy. His tour of Dorset, "Highways and Byways in Dorset" was published in 1906.
Sylvia Townsend Warner (1893-1978)
Novelist, poet, biographer and diarist, Warner lived in Dorset from 1930 until her death. For a time she lived at East Chaldon and became friendly with T.F. Powys, who had a considerable influence on her writing.
