Authors who have a connection with Lyme Regis and surrounding area. Catherine and John Anholt   Jane Austen   Sylvia Creed   Colin Dexter   John Fowles   Thomas Hardy   Lorraine Jenkin   Beatrix Potter   Richard Whitfield   P.G. Wodehouse John Fowles John Fowles spent the last thiry-nine years of his life living in Lyme Regis. His most famous book - The French Lieutenant's Woman - was based in Lyme Regis. More about John Fowles Books by John Fowles Jane Austen Jane Austen lodged in Lyme for some months in 1803–1804, She used the Cobb, Town and surrounding countryside for the setting of part of Persuasion written in 1815–1816. More about Jane Austen Books by Jane Austen Thomas Hardy The area arround Lymes Regis lies in Thomas Hardy's South Wessex. Bridport (Port Bredy) appears in several of Hardy's books because it is where everyone goes on honeymoon. Bridport is also the setting for Fellow Townsmen. In Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Tess arrives in Beaminster (Emminster) with the intention of throwing herself on the Clare family's mercy. Books by Thomas Hardy P.G. Wodehouse P.G. Wodehouse's first novel - Love Among the Chickens introduces the world to Uckridge, one of his most extraordinary inventions. It is set in Combe Regis which is instantly recognisable as Lyme Regis. Books by P.G. Wodehouse Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter wrote The Tale of Little Pig Robinson while staying at the Mariners Hotel when she was 17. Many of the illustrations are based on the spectacular scenery in and around Lyme Regis. Books by Beatrix Potter Colin Dexter Colin Dexter displays a detailed knowledge of Lyme Regis in The Way Through the Woods when he has Inspector Morse take a holiday in the Bay Hotel. Books by Colin Dexter Catherine and Laurence Anholt From their studios in Lyme Regis, Catherine and Laurence Anholt have produced more than 100 children's titles (including 'Chimp and Zee') which are published in dozens of languages around the world. Books by Catherine and Laurence Anholt Sylvia Creed Sylvia Creed was born in the heart of the Marshwood Vale and into its traditional trade: dairying at Peace Living Farm. She was educated at the local village school and at Lyme Regis but later left to travel the globe. She returned to find the vale much changed and she decided to find and record her roots before all recollection was lost. Books by Sylvia Creed Lorraine Jenkin Lorraine Jenkin from Builth Wells published her novel Chocolate Mousse and Two Spoons (set in Lyme Regis) in April 2008. Lorraine decided to leave her job and travel to Patagonia to write the book. Originally from Lyme Regis she went to University in Wales and has been in Wales ever since. Books by Lorraine Jenkin Richard Whitfield Richard Whitfield is a widely-published speaker, teacher, educationist, natural/social scientist and latent poet - having a practical focus concerning qualities of lives well-lived. Books by Richard Whitfield

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