Benjamin R. Haydon – Karin Fernald
Our Oct ’23 meeting was a presentation on the artist and diarist Benjamin Haydon (1786-1846) by Karin Fernald. The talk started off in dramatic fashion with a recounting of his…
Charles Crocker, Chichester’s Forgotten Poet
At our September ’23 meeting Alan Green gave us a very interesting introduction to the Chichester poet Charles Crocker (1797-1861) probably previously unknown to most of our audience. Charles came…
Sin, Suicide and Smörgãsbord? The Truth about Swedish Literature: James Vaux
James Vaux was our second morning speaker at our Open Day on Aug 2, 2023. Pat Sparkes kindly took notes on his informative and well illustrated talk which was preceeded…
Rick Gekoski in Conversation with Simon Brett
Rick Gekoski in Conversation with Simon Brett Our August ’23 Open Day audience enjoyed a lively conversation between Rick Gekoski, American born author and rare book dealer and our Patron…
Two Sides of the Story: Charles Dickens and his Illustrators
Fay Shaefer was our opening speaker on our Aug 2 ,’23 Open Day. Kevin Maynard kindly took notes. Two Sides of the Story: Charles Dickens and his illustrators Look…