WESSEX WORTHIES by J. J. Foster F. S. A.

Description

n the introduction the author askes “What defines a Worthy”, which is a very difficult question to answer because this surely must include lesser known people as well as the good and the great. This publication gives details on not only nobility and statesmen connected with Dorset but also artists, authors, merchants, sailors, soldiers plus many more. There is also a list of officers and men from Dorset who were killed during the Great War

The book is indexed and fully searchable with an introduction by Thomas Hardy