We are delighted to announce a new series of interactive lectures taking place once a month, focusing on a variety of classic texts. In this workshop series, Michael will examine a chosen text in depth, looking at the themes and motifs that appear throughout and engage in group discussions.

Our first lecture will take place over two sessions where we will be looking at ‘Orlando’ by Virginia Woolf. The first session will be on Wednesday 18th May at 2pm and the second session will be on 22nd June at 2pm. All sessions will be held in our Reading Rooms.

Tea and coffee will be provided throughout the session.

To book your place please click here.

About the book~

Virginia Woolf's most unusual and fantastic creation, a funny, exuberant tale that examines the very nature of sexuality. **One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World** As his tale begins, Orlando is a passionate young nobleman whose days are spent in rowdy revelry, filled with the colourful delights of Queen Elizabeth's court. By the close, he will have transformed into a modern, thirty-six-year-old woman and three centuries will have passed. Orlando will not only witness the making of history from its edge, but will find that his unique position as a woman who knows what it is to be a man will give him insight into matters of the heart.

About Michael~

Michael King, a graduate in English and History from the University of Hertfordshire, has been lecturing on a wide range of literary topics for many years. He in especially interested in 20th century literature and the relationship between writers and the social context in which they wrote.