MEMBERS OF THE ALLIANCE OF LITERARY SOCIETIES

Index to Authors represented in the Alliance

General Literary Societies

Elizabeth Gaskell
Wilfrid Gibson
Kenneth Grahame
Winston Graham (Poldark)
Robert Graves
Graham Greene
Fulke Greville

The Gaskell Society
The A.G.M. is held in Manchester in April, with a lecture, lunch and entertainment. There are monthly meetings in Knutsford.
Gaskell Society homepage
Gaskell Society details
More Gaskell Society details
Gaskell Society mailing list
Eras of Elegance A commercial site with plenty of information on Elizabeth Gaskell's and many other period films.
Contact: Mrs. J. Leach, Far Yew Tree House, Over Tabley, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 OHN Tel: 01565 634668 or e-mail JoanLeach@aol.com
S.W. Group
Contact: Secretary, Mrs Rosemary Marshall, 138 Fairfield, Park Road, Bath, BA1 6JTSW group E-mail: Rosemary_Marshall@yahoo.com
This is a recently formed branch which held a very successful first meeting at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, Queen Square.
London and S.E.Branch
Contact: Secretary,F. Twinn, e-mail: frantwinn@aflex.net
contact: Mrs. J. Leach, Far Yew Tree House, Over Tabley, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 OHN Tel: 01565 634668 or e-mail JoanLeach@aol.com

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Wilfrid Gibson
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Kenneth Grahame
The aims of the Kenneth Grahame Society are:

To encourage scholarly study and discussion of the works of Kenneth Grahame.
To actively promote a Wind In The Willows expanded universe
To be a comprehensive and accurate resource on the life and works of Kenneth Grahame

The Kenneth Grahame Society is an online society and resource for the works of Kenneth Grahame and the Wind In The Willows expanded universe. Unlike traditional literary societies there are no current plans to hold society meetings. As an alternative to physically meeting there is a discussion forum where members can post comments and conduct discussions at any time. This will be complemented by organized online meetings at regular intervals - initially scheduled as eight meetings per year.
A number of collaborative projects, some of which will reflect on existing works and some of which will promote an expanded universe, will constitute the main creative focus of the society.
The society is for Kenneth Grahame readers, literature students, potential sequel writers, illustrators and everyone else who appreciates the works of Kenneth Grahame. Membership is free and members from all over the world are welcome to join.
The Kenneth Grahame Society's website.
Contact: badger@KennethGrahameSociety.net
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WELCOME!
The Winston Graham & Poldark Literary Society
Winston Graham & Poldark Literary Society web page
The aim of the Cornwall and Devon based Society first started in March 2004 will be to constantly encourage and stimulate interest worldwide in all the works of Winston Graham including his famous Poldark series. Finally with the overall aim of one day hopefully creating a new Cornish produced TV or film series of all the Poldark books to eventually set up a "Poldark Series Campaign Fund" etc.
Contact: There are two forums on the Poldark web page. Please use them for any discussion or enquiry about Poldark.
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The Robert Graves Society
The Robert Graves' Society's webpage
War Poets Newsletter.
Contact Patrick Villa, 50 Ham Green, Pill, Bristol, BS20 OHB, or e-mail pjvilla@aol.com
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The Graham Greene Birthplace Trust
The Reading Circle meets regularly in members' homes on the first Monday of most months to discuss a book by Graham or one of his contemporaries. If you would like further information please contact Yan at 9 Briar Way Berkhamsted, HP4 2JJ
2006 Festival 28 September - 1st October. Details
2007 Festival 27 September - 30th September.
2008 Festival 2 October - 5 October.
Membership application form
Graham Greene Birthplace Trust
Contact: K. Sherwood, Graham Greene Birthplace Trust, Rhenigidale, Ivy House Lane,Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 2PP e-mail: secretary@grahamgreenebt.org
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The Fulke Greville Society
Fulke Greville, Servant of Queen Elizabeth, Counsellor to King James, friend to Sir Philip Sidney is now commemorated by the Fulke Greville Society, inaugurated in 2006.
Fulke Greville
Essays and articles
Listen to Elegy on the Death of Sidney
Quotations
To join the Society, please contact Anthony Astbury at the address below:
Contact: Anthony Astbury, 6 Mellors Court,The Butts, Warwick. CV34 4ST. Tel: 01926 492086
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Rider Haggard
Thomas Hardy
James Hilton
Gerald Manley Hopkins
A.E. Housman
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The Rider Haggard Society
Saturday 8th September 2007Rider Haggard Society is meeting in Ditchingham. This event will be extra special this year as it is intended to honour the retirement of our President Nada Cheyne, the widow of Haggard's grandson. Apart from various fantastic events during the day there will be an unusual themed meal in the evening with various surprises. We are pleased that Louis de Bernieres (Captain Corelli's Mandolin) has accepted an invitation to attend. For further details please contact Roger Allen on rb27allen@blueyonder.co.uk
Rider Haggard Society Membership Form
2005
The Rider Haggard Society Page
To commemorate the 150 years since Haggard's birth, Jeremy Mills Ltd. have published a COLLECTOR'S ITEM: A large book containing three Haggard stories: She, King Solomon's Mines and Nada the Lily. The first and last title have with them the rarest original illustrations: most only available in very rare pre-publication serialisations. The cover also has an unique feature. This cost £59 if bought direct but less through the contact below. There will also be a cheaper standard version. Again, more details from the contact.
Rider Haggard Page
Contact: Roger Allen, 27 Deneholm, Whitley Bay, NE 25 9AU or e-mail rb27allen@blueyonder.co.uk
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The Thomas Hardy Society
2006
22nd - 29th July 2006 The 17th International Thomas Hardy Conference & Festival, Dorchester.Details and call for papers
Thursday, 31 August Anniversary Walk 11.00a.m. Start at Thorncombe Wood Car Park. Not a circular walk.
Saturday, 14 October 11a.m. Start at Melbury Osmond Church. 6 mile walk.
Saturday, 2 December Going the Rounds 6.30p.m. Start at Thoprncombe Wood car oarj, Tickets ҋ3 (members 2.50)
Walks are popular, please let the Society know in advance if you are coming.
Lynwood Music presents The World Premiere Performances of Far From the Madding Crowd, an opera in five acts. Composed by Andrew Downes with libretto by Cynthia Downes. St Mary's Church, Dorcheste, 26th,27th and 28th July, 2006. Tickets from £ 10.
Membership application form
The Thomas Hardy Society Webpage
The Frank Pinion Award details
The Thomas Hardy Association Useful information
Thomas Hardy Page Literary archive page of British Library Enjoy!
In the steps of Thomas Hardy by Anne-Marie Edwards

Bookshop specialising in Hardy
Hardy's library at Max Gate
Contact: Helen Gibson, P.O. Box 1438, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1YH Tel: 01305 251501
Programme Secretary, 18 Tristram Drive, Creech St Michael, Taunton, Somerset TA3 5QU. Tel: 01823 443344
Sheffield Branch
Full details from Anne Reed, 52 Thompson Road, Sheffield S11 8RB, Tel: 0114 268 2653
Devon & West Dorset Group
Full details from Kate Fowler 01297 444533
The Coventry and Warwickshire Thomas Hardy Group
formed 2006.
Contact: Margaret Grantham, mgrantham@warkscol.ac.uk
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James Hilton Society
A Society has been formed to promote interest in the life and work of novelist and scriptwriter James Hilton (1900-1954), the author of Lost Horizon, Random Harvest and Goodbye, Mr Chips, all of which were made into highly successful Hollywood movies. He also contributed as a scriptwriter to the Greer Garson war-time classic Mrs Minniver.
The inaugural meeting was held in Cambridge on 9 September 2000, on the centenary of Hilton's birth. The meeting was well attended and included several members of the Hilton family.
Further details of the James Hilton Society can be obtained from the Chairman, John Hammond, 49 Beckingthorpe Drive, Bottesford, Nottingham NG13 0DN or from the Secretary, Laurence Price, 21 Baytree Road, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset BS22 8HG.
James Hilton Society webpage
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The Hopkins Society
2008
Saturday, April 19 Hopkins Day. The day starts at 10.00 am at the Dean's Library, St Asaph Cathedral, St Asaph. North Wales. The morning session is a study session where we will study various musical settings of Hopkins poems by a variety of composers. This will be led by the Rev. Michael Burgess of Oughthrington Rectory, Lymn, Cheshire. This will be followed by lunch in the same building, The afternoon session will be our annual lecture which will be given at St Beunos College, Treimeirchion, near St Asaph. The lecture this year will be given by Carol Rumens, Professor of Creative Writing, Hull University. The time will be 3.00 pm.
Anyone wishing further details should contact Imelda Jones --phone 01745-354151
Hopkins Society webpage
Gerald Manley Hopkins Page
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The Housman Society
The Society has published another book,its sixth, entitled Three Bromsgrove Poets. A.E. Housman, Geoffrey Hill and Molly Holden. Further details from Jim Page, 80 New Road, Bromsgrove B60 2LA E-mail: jimpage@btinternet.com
Housman,Anniversary of The Shropshire LadNot available 4.6.02
The Housman Society's web site
Membership Application form
Contact: Mr. J. Page, 80 New Road, Bromsgrove, Worcs. B60 2LA,
e-mail: jimpage@btinternet.com
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Richard Jefferies
Jerome K. Jerome
Samuel Johnson
David Jones
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The Richard Jefferies Society
Please sign the SAVE COATE! petition to protect Jefferies Land from development.:
Petition
The Richard Jefferies Society was founded in 1950 and has about 300 members around the world. Most activities are based at Coate, in Swindon at Jefferies' birthplace and home, now a Museum open to the public for free on the second Wednesday of the month throughout the year (10am-4pm) and the first and third Sundays from May to September (2-5pm).
More information from the Hon. Sec. Jean Saunders, Pear Tree Cottage, Longcot, Oxon SN7 7SS. Tel: 01793 783040. E-mail R.Jefferies_Society@tiscali.co.uk Web blog: http//:richardjefferiessociety.blogspot.com Protect Jefferies Land from development.
Please continue to sign the Save Coate petition http://www.petitiononline.com/savecoat/petition.html
Events 2008
Saturday 1 March*: Joint meeting with the Friends of Alfred Williams. Select an appropriate short extract [no longer than 5 minutes] for reading or just come along and listen. This year the Friends are hosting the event.
Saturday 5 April*: E H Shepard: The Man who Illustrated Bevis.
Sat/Sun 17/18 May: Alliance of Literary Societies AGM hosted by the RJS. Sat: Holiday Inn, Coate Sun: Literary Treasure Hunt, Jefferies Land
Saturday 26 July* STUDY DAY. A suggested theme is Richard Jefferies� early novels. Starts at 11am.
Saturday 11 October BIRTHDAY LECTURE. Roger Vlitos Spirit Country.
Saturday 6 December* An illustrated lecture by Margaret Evans on the EDWARD THOMAS 1ST WORLD WAR BATTLEFIELD TOUR , 2007. *Meetings begin at 2.00pm in the Jefferies Museum, Marlborough Road, Coate, Swindon. Doors open at 1.00pm. Free parking at Coate Water Country Park. The Museum will be open from 1.00pm on meeting days. Refreshments provided.
The Museum is also open to the public on the first and third Sundays of May to September (inclusive)from 2-5pm and the second Wednesday from 10am to 4pm throughout the year. A writers group also meet on the same Wednesdays. Entrance is free. The house and garden can be explored and volunteers from the Society will be there to provide information and sell souvenirs, books and leaflets.
Jefferies Land video: a VHS video lasting about 30 minutes that visits places in the Coate area with appropriate quotes from Jefferies� writing. It costs �10 (includes p & p; Cheques to John Webb, with orders, John Webb, Padbrook, Bincknoll Lane, Wootton Bassett, Wilts. SN4 8QR. Tel: 01793 853171, e-mail: wwwebbrass@aol.com)
More information:� R.Jefferies_Society@tiscali.co.uk or phone 01793 783040
The Coate Museum, Richard Jefferies' birthplace at Coate, will be open (no charge) on the first and third Sundays of the month from May to September inclusive.
The house and garden are open from 2p.m. - 5p.m. on these days, and volunteers from the Society will be there to provide information and sell souvenirs and leaflets. There is free parking in Coate Water Country Park.
More information:
Richard Jefferies More information.
Richard Jefferies Society news: Blog
Life and Works of Richard Jefferies
Contact: Jean Saunders, Pear Tree Cottage, Longcot, Oxon SN7 7SS. Tel: 01793 783040 E-mail R.Jefferies_Society at tiscali dot co dot uk

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The Jerome K. Jerome Society
Details about the Society
Jerome Klapka Jerome details
Contact: Mr. A.A. Gray, c/o Fraser Wood, Mayo & Pinson, 15 Lichfield Street, Walsall, West Midlands WS1 1TS Tel: 01922 27686, Fax: 01922 721065
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The Johnson Society of Lichfield

The Society's New Web Site
Society's webpage and membership form available here.
Contact: Hon Lit Secretary, The Birthplace Museum, Breadmarket Street, Lichfield. WS13 6LG E-mail: dhsec@lichfieldrambler.co.uk
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The Johnson Society of London

All meetings (except in December) are held at 2.30 p.m. at the Vestry Hall of the Church of St Edmund the King, Lombard Street, London EC3, a short walk from both Monument and Bank underground stations. Non-members are welcome to attend.
For further information, visit the Society's web site, or e-mail us at JSL@nbbl.demon.co.uk
The Johnson Society of London's homepage
Contact: C Ogden, Treasurer & Membership Sec, 16 Laurier Road London NW5 1SG. Tel 020 7267 6573
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The David Jones Society

2008
22nd April The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is to present the keynote speech at the Seminar. Venue: St James's Palace, London. Numbers will be limited.
Prof. Thomas Dilworth will be launching his latest book on David Jones, Kirsty Black and Dr Anne Price-Owen. There will also be a showing of the film: In Search of David Jones: Artist, Soldier, Poet at the Imperial War Museum in February 2008.
New books on David Jones
2009 One-day Seminar, Icons at Kettle's Yard, Cambridge.
21st October-1st December Rupert Otten has re-located to the Monmow Valley on the Welsh borders. His Arts Centre is magnificently appointed, and Rupert's plans are to develop the surrounding 14 acres into a Sculpture Park. Currently on display is an exhibition of David Jones' works which have been displayed privately.
The David Jones Website
David Jones
David Jones Society Membership Application Form
Christmas Cards at 40p, each available from the secretary.(from last year)
Contact: Anne Price-Owen, 22 Gower Road, Sketty, Swansea SA2 9BY Tel:01792 206144, email: anne.price-owen@sihe.ac.uk

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