Nursery Rhymes of Old London Town: Caroline Walker
At our May ’24 meeting Caroline gave us a very entertaining presentation on Nursery Rhymes of London Town and its author Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965). The book was published in 1916…
Mountains and Rivers Without End – Chinese Poetry in Translation: Kevin Maynard
Mountains and Rivers Without End: two millennia of classical Chinese poetry Starting with the work of that eminent late Victorian sinologist, Professor Herbert Allen Giles, Kevin Maynard contrasted this scholar’s…
Looking for William: Aspects of William Shakespeare
Looking for William: Aspects of William Shakespeare Saturday 15 June Boxgrove Village Hall, PO18 OEE Shakespeare Day Programme 10:00: Simon Brett – Introduction and welcome. 10:15: Dr Duncan Salkeld –…
Barmy in Wonderland: Sarah Stanfield
Barmy in Wonderland Lewis Carroll and P. G. Wodehouse – Sarah Stanfield. March ’24. Sarah gave us substantial biographical information on Carroll (1832-1898) and Wodehouse (1881-1975) and drew attention to…
Bridewell – the Palace that Became a Prison
For our February ’24 talk Dr. Duncan Salkeld gave us a fascinating insight into Bridewell Prison. In 1553 the former Palace (of Henry V111) called Bridewell was given to the…