Membership Application Form New book on Shelley's Death Keats
House in Rome open Mon-Fri 0900-1300 and 1500-1800, Sat. 11.00-1400 and 1500-1800. Tel. 0039 (0)6 678 4235. The centenary of the acquisition of the house and the founding of the Keats-Shelley Association will be celebrated in Rome in October, on the eve of Keats's birthday.
Keats House, Hampstead should be open now after building work has been completed. The Shelley Rooms (formerly the Shelley Museum) in Boscombe Manor,
Bournemouth, are under threat from permanent closure to the public
because of the Borough Council's plans to develop the manor house into
private rooms. Concerned local citizens have formed The Shelley
Manor Protection group to re-open the Shelley Museum. Money is now
being raised for a feasibility study so that the proposed venue is a
self-sustaining proposition. Any donations or advice about
fund-raising cn be sent to;Pat Clark (Acting Chair), 13 Knole Road,
Bournemourth, BH1 4DQ. Tel; 01202 300 769. To send a letter of
objection agains the Council's development plans, write to Councillor
Robert Chapman, Town Hall, Bourne Avenue, BH2 6DY.
Keats-
Shelley
Journal of the Keats-Shelley Association of America
Contact: D. Leigh-Hunt, 1 Lewis Road, Radford Semele,
Leamington Spa CV31 1UB Tel: 01926 427400
Index The
Kilvert Society 2008 Wednesday, 20th February Whole day visit to Chippenham. KS member, the Revd John Day, will lead the walk. Members will need to make their own arrangements for lunch. (Time and other details will be available later.) Friday, 25th April AGM at the Bishop's Palace, Hereford. Saturday, 26th April 10.30a.m. Seminar at the Radnorshire Arms, Presteigne.
Afternoon free. 6.30 Annual dinner at the Radnorshire Arms, Presteigne. Friday, 27th June-Sunday 29th June The Kilvert Society Diamond Jubilee Weekend. The einner at the Tree Counties Hotel, Hereford, with speaker on Friday. Walk on Saturday at Kinnersley, for a walk led by Michael Sharp with tea to follow. Evensong at Sunday at 3p.m. follwered by tea, archery and croquet on the lawn at the Rectory. Saturday 27th September - Sunday 28th September Septemb er Weekend. Visit to Llandrindod Wells Museum at 10.30a.m. on Saturday with an afternoon visit to Abbey Cwmhir Hall and gardens. On Sunday at 3p.m. Eucharist service at Ysfa Church. 2009 February It is hoped to visit Worcester Cathedral and Deanery. Kilvert
Society webpage Membership form will be found on the society webpage The
Revd. Francis Kilvert page A
charming page by pupils at Clyro School about Revd. Kilvert
Contact: Michael Sharp, The Old Forge, Kinnersley,
Herefordshire, HR3 6QB
IndexCharles Lamb Walter Savage Landor
Philip Larkin D. H. Lawrence T. E. Lawrence Wyndham Lewis The Charles Lamb Society All meetings start at 2.30p.m. at the Mary Ward Centre,
42-43 Queen Square, London WC1 2AQ (near Holborn and Russell Square
tube
stations) unless otherwise stated.
Visitors are welcome at all meetings. Charles Lamb - a Memoir Very many of Lamb's essays, letters and books are available from the Project Guthenberg page. The
Charles Lamb Society page An
overview of Charles Lamb's career - not found 6.06.02
Complete essays
Timed out 6.06.02 Charles Lamb Contact: R. Healey, 80 Hall Lane, Great Chishill,
Royston, Herts. SG8 8SH
IndexThe Landor Society of Warwick
The aim of the Society is to promote interest in the life and works
of the Warwick-born writer
WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR (1775-1864).
The society was formed on 30th January 2000 (the 225th anniversary of the birth of Landor)
and is a member of the Alliance of Literary Societies.
A birthday lunch or dinner is held in Warwick each year
and reading and discussion meetings take place most months.
Newsletters are published twice a year.
Exclusive CDs for Sale: The Life and Work of WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR devised and prsented by Gabriel Woolf with Rosalind Shanks (total duration 71m 55s)
To obtain a copy contact the Secretary, Mrs Jean Field, at the contact address below. Price £12.90 to include p & p. (cheques made payable to The Landor Society of Warwick, with name and address on the back, please). Further details LANDOR New book by Jean Field The English Cemetery in Florence where Landor is buried. There is a paragraph on each of the graves on this page.
All enquiries to: Mrs Jean Field, Flat 1, Avon Court, 51 Kenilworth Road, Leamington Spa, CV32 6JH. (tel: 01926 337874)
IndexThe
Philip Larkin Society Membership Application Form The Philip Larkin
Society Contact: Mr. Donald W Lee, 51 East Park Close, Ardwick,
Manchester, M13 9SD, tel: 0161 273 4995
or Contact: Dr James
Booth, The Philip Larkin Society, c/o Department of English, The
University
of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX Tel: 01482 465637 or e-mail:
j.booth@english.hull.ac.uk
IndexThe
D.H. Lawrence Society Meetings are normally held in Eastwood public library
at 7.00p.m. On the second Wednesday of the month Membership application form Video on D H Lawrence D.H. Lawrence resources. A very comprehensive page.
Contact: J L Parkes, 1, Gorse Close, Newthorpe, Notts, NG16 2BZ
IndexThe T. E. Lawrence Society
The society was founded in 1985 and became a registered educational
charity two years later. Its aims are to inform the public about T.E. Lawrence's life and career, and
to encourage and publish research. There are currently over 600 members, from 27 countries. The
society has arranged symposia in Oxford every two years since in 1990. The 'Journal', published
twice-yearly since 1991, contains serious research articles and, occasionally, reprints of little-
known material. Cumulative issues of the journal now total over 2,300 pages, forming an outstanding
biographical resource. There are also four newsletters each year, available online or (at extra cost)
by post. Subscription with online newsletters costs £13 (UK) or £16 (overseas). Members wishing to
receive printed newsletters by post pay £18 (UK) and £23 (overseas). You can join online from the
society's online shop, where you can also buy back-issues of the Journal. The Website of the T. E. Lawrence Society
Links to
principal T.E.Lawrence websites: Mailing list The Telawrence Net site The books of T.E. Lawrence Contact: Ian Heritage, P.O. Box 728, Oxford, OX2 9JZ
IndexWyndham Lewis
Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957) was one of the most important British
artists of the twentieth century (over 1000 works in all media), and a
writer of fiction and cultural criticism -- he published some fifty
books. He remains 'live' and controversial.
The Wyndham Lewis Society publishes both the Wyndham Lewis
Annual and the Lewisletter, a twice-yearly survey of Lewis events,
publications and exhibitions. Alan Munton edits the Annual from the
University of Plymouth. Robin Healey edits the Lewisletter from RobHeal@aol.com
Contributions for both are welcome. The Annual is a refereed
academic journal. The Lewisletter is sharp and well-informed. The
latest Annual has 100 pages and seven illustrations. Lewisletter is
over 20 large pages, twice a year&good value for both together at £
15.00 for individual subscribers.
The latest number of the Annual is just out. This is Vol. XI, dated
2004 (yes, we're a year behind). Like all the last four numbers, it has
a stunning cover illustration of an art work by Lewis. It has been
attractively redesigned by an able designer at the University of Ply
mouth.
Annual contributions range from the academically serious to the
more accessible. This year's section of 'new work by Lewis'
publishes his early poems -- they are bafflingly obscure, but worth
the effort. In them, he was trying out his later ideas. You can see
hints of what was to come.
The main event for the Wyndham Lewis Society in the next few
months is the appearance of the Lewis website. Production is jointly
with the Wyndham Lewis Project at the University of La Rioja in
Logroño, Spain. This project has been handsomely financed by the
Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology. There is a strikingly
beautiful design by Carrie Atkinson (University of Plymouth, Art
History PhD candidate). The webmaster is Almudena Fernández, a
PhD candidate at the University of La Rioja. Expect a large,
accessible and well-structured site that could be one of the major
websites on any modernist writer.
The last two Annuals looked like this:
[2004 2002-3] (pictures pending) A page on Wynham Lewis
Subscriptions: individual subscriptios of £15.00 brings you the
Annual and two numbers of the Lewisletter.
Cheques to Dr Alan Munton, Wyndham Lewis Annual at the address below. Contact: Dr Alan Munton, Library 304, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon. PL4 8AA
IndexGeorge MacDonald Arthur Machen Christopher Marlowe Harriet Martineau John Milton Arthur Morrison Neil Munro IndexThe George
MacDonald Society 2005
2005 is the centenary of MacDonald's death. There will be two
unveilings in London for neither of which do we yet have the date. One will be a London Blue Plaque to MacDonald on Tudor Lodge, Albert St, Camden, very close to the north end of Regents Park.
The other will be by the "Boy on a Dolphin" fountain in Hyde Park close to Hyde Park Corner. This latter will commemorate the friendship of Alexander Munro, George MacDonald and Lewis Carroll with a reproduction of a humorous sketch Carroll drew when Munro was sculpting the fountain, with MacDonald's son as the model. The dates will be added a.s.a.p. The Macdonald Society with full details of all events to celebrate the centenary.
In Hastings, MacDonald wrote two of his greatest works: Phantastes and The Princess and the Goblin. Castle Hill, with the castle, the small lighthouse and the caves below, transfered to a middle-European setting, was the inspiration for the mountain where Princess Irene's castle stood, with the goblin caves below and her grandmother's light above. During his first stay in Hastings, MacDonald was very active in local cultural affairs.
Hastings is also where his friendship with Lewis Carroll began-one of the most important literary friendships of the nineteenth century. George MacDonald Membership Application Form. The George MacDonald Society
website A George MacDonald
page
The George MacDonald Society. Join the Society and receive a free
book of MacDonald Quotations. For membership details, please contact:
Ian P. Blakemore, The George MacDonald Society, Rosley Farmhouse,
Rosley, Wigton, Cumbria, England CA7 8BZ Tel: +44(0)16973 499 24.
E-mail: Orts@RosleyBooks.Com Contact: John Docherty, 9 Medway Drive, Forest Row, E. Sussex
RH18 5NU. Tel: 01342 823859 For general enquiries about the
Society, e-mail partridge@dsl.pipex.com
IndexThe Arthur Machen Society The
Arthur
Machen Society Web Page not found 22.6.02
Contact: R. Russell, 5, Birch Terrace, Hangingbirch
Lane, Horam, E. Sussex. TN21 0PA Tel: 01435 813224
IndexThe
Marlowe Society Marlowe Society
webpage Interesting page on Marlowe's death etc The text of Marlowe's complete works Membership application form Marlowe
Society Contact: Mrs Frieda Barker, 9 Middlefield Gardens, Hurst Green Road, Halesowen, W. Midlands B62 9QAH E-mail: marsocpt@aol.com
Index Martineau
Society
In place of the usual
second Newsletter of 2002 A Harriet Martineau Miscellany, being
Articles contributed to the Newsletter of the Martineau Society, or
given as short talks at its meetings, reprinted in celebration of the
200th anniversary of the birth of Harriet Martineau, June 12th 1802 has been produced. Copies are available from: The Libarian, Harris
Manchester College, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TD, tel: 01865 271006,
email librarian@hmc.oxford.ac.uk, price £12.50 inc. p & p.
Cheques payable to Harris Manchester College. New book on Harriet Martineau A James Martineau Miscellany, special pre-pubication offer publication date 14.7.05 Martineau Society U.K. Membership Application
Form Martineau Society North American Membership
Application Form The Martineau Society New online entry for Literary Encyclopaedia Contact: Mr Alan Middleton, 49 Mayfield Ave., Grove, Wantage,
Oxon OX12 7ND E-mail: alan@ajmidd.demon.co.uk
IndexThe
Society of Friends of Milton's Cottage John Milton
Milton's Cottage is a first class museum: the best open collection of 17th Century first editions of his works in the world. It includes portraits of John Milton at various stages of his life as well as other paintings and memorabilia. It was purchased by the Milton's Cottage Trust in 1887 and has been open to the public ever since.
It is the objective of the Friends to raise sufficient funds to keep the museum open: to repair and maintain the fabric of the building, to support the on-going running costs so it will remain open, and to broaden the awareness of John Milton and his work.
The specific objective of the Friends is to achieve 400 Friends by the 400th anniversary of John Milton's birth in 2008. All Milton enthusiasts please help us to support this effort.
In order to reach the broadest possible audience, we are holding a reception at the House of Lords on 27th April 2007 to launch the celebrations for the 400th anniversary. The event is hosted by the Earl Howe, David Starkey will speak and it is sponsored by GE Healthcare. All Friends will be invited to the event. Anyone else interested in attending should write to the Treasurer, Friends of Milton's Cottage, Woodlands, Gorelands Lane, Chalfont St Giles, Bucks HP8 4HQ Contact: Nancy Neville e-mail: friends@miltonscottage.org Membership application form
IndexThe Arthur Morrison Society
This Society was formed following the 2007 Loughton Festival.
At present membership is free for an introductory period. The Mean Streets An e-text version of one of Mr Morrison's many works. Contact: Sue Taylor, info@loughtonfestival.org.uk IndexThe
Neil Munro Society Saturday 10 May 2008 Annual Conference
Details and booking form. Biography of Neil Munro by Lesley Lendrum, a granddaughter. Exploring New Roads Produced by the society. Neil
Munro Society webpage Society Membership Application
Form Society Details Web page for Neil Munro. Contact: Brian D Osborne, 8 Briar Road, Kirkintilloch,
Glasgow. G66 3SA or e-mail brian@bdosborne.fsnet.co.uk
IndexThe
Edith Nesbit Society Sat. 7 October, 2006 The Society is celebrating their 10th anniversary. The
speaker at this year's AGM is Prof. Julia
Briggs, O.B.E. who wrote the Biography of Edith 'A Woman of
Passion'
The AGM and talk are at Sherard Hall, 1Court Road, Eltham, London
SE9 to the rear of Eltham United Reformed Church. The talk begins
at 2.30pm and entrance if free. All are welcome Edith Nesbit Edith Nesbit Society and membership
subscription form Contact: Margaret McCarthy, 21 Churchfields, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6RJ.
or e-mail:
Mccarthy804@aol.com The Society meets mainly in SE London and
Kent.
IndexThe Wilfred Owen Association Elsie Oxenham The Wilfred Owen Association Membership Application Form Association
web site IndexThe Elsie Jeanette Oxenham
Appreciation Society & The Abbey Chronicle
The Society was founded in 1989, to provide a postal 'meeting' point
for all who collect her work. It has expanded greatly and now has
more than 400 members. EJO Website Another EJO
website. Membership
form Many pictures of the (UK) locations. Contact: Ruth Allen, Abbey Chronicle, 32 Tadfield Road, Romsey,
Hampshire, SO51 5AJ
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Mervyn Peake J. B. Priestley The Poldark Society Anthony Powell The Powys Brothers Barbara Pym IndexMervyn Peake Mervyn Peake Peake
Studies "Peake Studies comes out twice a year, in spring and autumn. A quality, typeset publication, it averages 48 pages per issue. The first issue appeared in November 1988, the twentieth anniversary of Mervyn Peake’s death. Five years later, there was a special anniversary issue (Volume 3, No. 3, for November 1993) assessing some of the impact of Mervyn Peake’s oeuvre on his readers." This is a quote taken from the Peake Studies page. The periodical is very interesting and includes drawings by Peake. It is printed in Switzerland. There is also a Mervyn Peake mailing list. e-mail G. Peter Winnington for further details.
Alas, the society itself became defunct in May 2003. It is hoped that it will be reinstigated in the not too distant future.
IndexThe Priestley Society Membership Application Form The Priestley
Society's Webpage A small page Contact: R.E.Y. Slater, 54 Framingham Road, Sale,
Gtr. Manchester M33 3RV
IndexThe Anthony
Powell Society 2008 Saturday 9th February London Group Pub Meet Saturday 10th May London Group Pub Meet Saturday 9th August London Group Pub Meet Saturday 8th November London Group Pub Meet
The regular quarterly meeting takes place at The Audley, Mont Street, London W1 1230-1530 hours. Saturday, 25th October A.G.M. 1400 hours Venue tbc, followed at 1500 hours by a talk. East Coasters, U.S.A. 200910-13 September to be held at Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
Organiser: Leatrice Fountain, e-mail leatricefountain@aol.com Great Lakes Group
Area: Chicago area, USA.
Organiser: Stephen Pyskoty-Ollie, e-mail widmerpool@hotmail.com Swedish Group
Area: Sweden
Organiser: Regina Rehbinder, email: reginarehbinder@hotmail.com Membership form Anthony
Powell mailing list Anthony
Powell Society's webpage
A new publication The Master and The Congressman by John S. Monagan, costing £5 which looks very interesting. Published 7th April, 2003. "An affectionate study." Article
from Daily Telegraph 2000 Contact: Hon. Sec. Dr Keith Marshall, 76 Ennismore Avenue,
Greenford, Middlesex, UB6 0JW
Index
WELCOME! The Powys Society
John Cowper Powys
Theodore Powys
Llewellyn Powys
The founding of the Society in 1967 reflected a feeling among
Powys admirers and friends that the special quality of the Powys
writings, particularly those of John Cowper, Theodore, and
Llewelyn, was not sufficiently recognized. It declared that its aim
must be 'the establishment of the true literary status of the Powys
family through promotion of the reading and discussion of their
works'.
The society publishes a journal and three newsletters a year and
has embarked on a publication programme. In addition it
organises an annual conference, occasional meetings,
exhibitions and walks in areas associated with the Powys family.
The Society is always looking for new ways of accomplishing its
purpose.
Among the many distinguished speakers who have addressed
the Society are G. Wilson Knight, Angus Wilson and Glen
Cavaliero. In addition we have heard from George Steiner, John Bayley, Iris Murdoch and Colin Wilson. The Society attracts enthusiastic non-academics and academics from Great Britain, North America, the Commonwealth and Europe. It welcomes everyone interested in learning more about this extraordinary family.
The
Sheila Kaye-Smith Society![[Francis Kilvert]](graphics/fk.jpg)
The
Kilvert Society
T. E. Lawrence![[Walter Landor]](graphics/landor1.jpg)
The Landor Society of Warwick![[Philip Larkin]](graphics/pl.jpg)
The
Philip Larkin Society
![[D.H.Lawrence logo]](graphics/dhl.gif)
The
D.H. Lawrence Society
![[T.E.Lawrence]](graphics/tel.jpg)
The T. E. Lawrence Society
The George
MacDonald Society
The
Marlowe Society
Martineau
Society![[John Milton]](graphics/jmilton.jpg)
The
Society of Friends of Milton's Cottage![[Arthur Morrison]](graphics/amorrison.jpg)
The Arthur Morrison Society![[Neil Munro]](graphics/munro2.jpg)
The
Neil Munro Society
The
Edith Nesbit Society
The Elsie Jeanette Oxenham
Appreciation Society & The Abbey Chronicle
The Anthony
Powell Society
The Powys Society
The Barbara Pym Society