Adam Mars-Jones
We will be welcoming Adam Mars-Jones as our March 2022 speaker. Adam Mars-Jones was born in London, attended Westminster School and read Classics at Trinity Hall , Cambridge. He is…
Nicola Garrard
We will be welcoming Nicola to our February 2nd, 2022 meeting. Nicola grew up in Devon, France and West Sussex. She studied English Literature at University and taught in secondary schools…
Christmas Tidings – Elizabeth Cassie
On December 1st ’21 Elizabeth presented a delightful selection of Christmas readings, counting down the days to Christmas, in a lively dramatic style. Dressed in a lovely red…
Elizabeth Merry
Elizabeth was last with us on March 4th, 2020 speaking on Lord Byron and his heritage of storms, his romantic inheritance and artistic legacy.
Elizabeth has over 25 years experience lecturing to adult audiences in UK, Europe and Australasia on various subjects including literature and poetry, classical art and architecture and aspects of the visual arts.
She has worked for WEA, Universities of Bristol and Southampton, Royal Society of Arts, Jane Austen Society, Thomas Hardy Society, and NADFAS.
She has been a co-lecturer on arts study tours to Europe and in the UK has run study weekends on Jane Austen, the Brontes and Thomas Hardy and given lecture tours in Australia and New Zealand.
Christopher Isherwood – A Twentieth Century Life.
For our November ’21 meeting we were joined by Peter Parker. During his authoritative and enthralling talk, Peter Parker, distinguished biographer, historian, journalist and associate editor of the Oxford…