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…
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.
Elizabeth Cassie
Elizabeth Cassie trained for the theatre at the Rose Bruford Drama School and began her career in repertory. After some years in the theatre she moved into radio and for…
Peter Parker
Peter Parker will be joining us on November 3rd, 2021. We look forward to his presentation on Christopher Isherwood. He is the author of two books about the First World…