Local historian to give George Eliot talk
A local historian and champion of famed local writer George Eliot is giving a talk and slideshow at Rugby Library next week to commemorate the writer.
John Burton, chairman of the George Eliot Fellowship, will present a talk and slide show entitled ‘George Eliot and Scenes Revisited’ celebrating the 150th anniversary of the publication of ‘Scenes of Clerical Life’.
John is a former English teacher and keen local historian who has had five of his books published. Now a freelance writer and photographer, he is currently working on a new local history project on the ribbon weaving industry in Bedworth.
The talk takes place at Rugby Library at 7pm on Wednesday 23rd May and is one of the special events to celebrate Adult Learners’ Week in partnership with Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
Maggie Hall of Warwickshire County Council’s libraries service said: “George Eliot is one of the most fascinating and enduring figures in the county’s history and few people know more about her and her works than John Burton. We are delighted that he can share his knowledge with us. The talk and slideshow include many of John’s own pictures and covers her life and ‘revisits the scenes’ local to Nuneaton and north Warwickshire which she immortalized under such names as Milby, Shepperton and Cheverel Manor.‘
Tickets cost £2 for the talk, slideshow, a glass of wine and nibbles and are available in advance from Rugby library. For more information, contact 01788 533250.
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