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Wordsworth and Romantic Story-telling
At Forest Side
Hotel,
Grasmere (for contact details see "The Venue")
Draft Programme
Monday 22 February
14.15 Coach meets the 11.30 train
from Euston (arriving Oxenholme 14.08)
18.15 Reception and Introduction
19.00 Dinner
20.45 A Poetry Reading: Richard
Gravil and Claire Lamont
Tuesday
23 February
09.30
Richard Gravil -
The Thorn & The Ancient Mariner
11.00 Seminars
12.30
Walk: Lancrigg,
far Easedale and Easedale Tarn
12.45
Excursion: Beatrix Potter's Hilltop & Wordsworth's Hawkshead
13.00 Local Walk: with Pamela Woof
(t.b.c.)
17.30
Claire Lamont
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Wordsworth,
the Ballad, and Romantic Story-telling
20.45 A Poetry Reading:
Felicity James and Chris Simons
Wednesday
24 February
09.30
Felicity James - Wordsworth's Churchyard Tales
11.00 Seminars
12.30 Fell Walk:
Silver Howe
14.00
An Afternoon
at Dove Cottage: Romantic Poets, Romantic Places
17.30
Chris Simons - The Idiot Boy & Peter Bell
20.45 A Poetry Reading:
Ken Smith and Pamela Woof
Thursday
25
February
09.30
Ken Smith - Salisbury Plain: a Thrice-Told Tale
11.00 Seminars
12.30
Fell Walk & Local Walk:
Greenhead Ghyll, Alcock Tarn, Heron Pike
12.45
Excursion: Greta Hall
17.30
Pamela Woof - The Telling of Michael
20.45
A Poetry Reading: David
Chandler and Michael O'Neill
22.00
A Book Auction
Friday 26 February
09.30
David Chandler - Wordsworth's tales of Romantic
Cumbria
11.00 Seminars
12.30
Fell Walk: Barton Moor
12.30
Excursion:
Wordsworth's Barton
13.00 Local Walk:
Rydal Mount (t.b.c.)
17.30
Michael O'Neill - Endings: Coleridge's Christabel and Keats's Lamia
19.00
Richard Wordsworth Dinner: Guest speaker, Molly Lefebure
21.00
Musical and
Literary Evening
Saturday 27 February
09.50.00 Coach leaves for Oxenholme Station to connect with
11.11
train (arriving Euston 14.12)
Daily
events (Tuesday to Friday):
07.00 and 07.30
Early morning walks
08.30 Breakfast
10.30 Coffee break
12.15 Lunch for non-walkers (walkers
take a packed lunch)
16.30 Tea
19.00 Dinner |
