Are you passionate about literature? Or keen to refresh or add to your knowledge? Come and join our talks and discussions about novels, drama and poetry, and much, much more … We have explored Angela Carter’s new take on a fairy tale:

Shakespeare in Victorian painting:

the flamboyance of Oscar Wilde and Beau Brummell:

Suggestions for new topics are very welcome.

We meet at Senate House in Bloomsbury, near Russell Square tube station, on Saturday afternoons 7 times a year with a keynote speaker who is expert in their field. Lively questions and discussions follow. A single talk costs £5 (pay on the door) or £20 for a full season ticket. In addition, we have an annual trip in May to an exciting literary destination and a Christmas celebration.

For a list of our forthcoming talks please see the 2019/20 programme page.

If you would like to find out more about us, please feel free to come to one of our talks at Senate House or contact Lindsay by e-mail at lindsay.martin@cantab.net. He will be happy to answer any questions you may have.