GROUP: Local literature

LEADER: Marion Dell (641970)

WHEN: 2nd Thursday 10.15am-12.00am

ORGANISER: Phyllis Hewetson (683297)

WHERE: HH1

This is an informal tutor-led discussion group. We focus on the lives and work of writers who lived in, or wrote about, Haslemere and the area around.

We meet in the Annexe of the Haslemere Hall on the second Thursday of each month, October - March, from 10.15 - 12.00.

There will be no classes in the summer term but we will have a literary day out to Selborne to visit Gilbert White's home (wonderful teas!) and the church with a window dedicated to him.

Remember that if you buy books for the class at the Haslemere Bookshop you are entitled to a discount - just ask.

Date	Author/Subject	Subject
October 14th	Philip Larkin & John Keats	We will read and discuss poems connected with Chichester. I will have copies of Philip Larkin’s ‘An Arundel Tomb’, which is based on a tomb in Chichester Cathedral. Do visit this beforehand if you can. We will also discuss John Keats’ poem ‘The Eve of St Agnes’. This is a long poem which is in many anthologies. Please bring a copy if you can.
November 11th	Mollie Panter-Downes	We will read and discuss extracts from Mollie Panter-Downes’ London War Notes 1939-1945. This book has been out of print for some time but you can order it from the Library. I will have copies of selected extracts available for you.
December 9th	Louis de Berničre	Our collection of short stories for discussion will be Louis de Berničre’s Notwithstanding. If possible please bring a copy with you. It is available from the Library or in paperback.