Winter Series Lecture: Susannah Fullerton OAM (SOLD OUT)
Presentation: Literary Gardens - Looking at Gardens of Famous Writers in England
Speaker: Susannah Fullerton OAMSusannah Fullerton is a leading authority on famous writers and their works. She is President of the Jane Austen Society of Australia and Patron of the Rudyard Kipling Society of Australia. She was awarded an OAM for her services to literature and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of NSW. Susannah is a literary lecturer, leads literary tours around the world and is the author of several books. She publishes a popular monthly blog, 'Notes from a Book Addict'.
Literary Gardens - Looking at Gardens of Famous Writers in England.Some great writers found inspiration and therapy in creating not only beautiful novels and poems, but also in creating gardens. Wordsworth was a superb landscape gardener and his home of Rydal Mount in the Lake District still has trees he planted, and walls he built. Rudyard Kipling spent much of his Nobel Prize money on his glorious garden at Bateman's in Sussex, which today is lovingly cared for by the National Trust. Vita Sackville-West saw herself first as a poet, secondly as a novelist, and lastly as a gardener, but today she is best remembered for Sissinghurst Castle, where she created the famous white garden and where she spent some of her happiest hours. Jane Austen mentioned the garden of her Chawton home frequently in her letters and took great interest in what fruit and vegetables it produced for the table. Yorkshire weather made gardening a challenge for the Bronte sisters, but what grew outside their parsonage home interested them and was cared for.
Susannah Fullerton takes you to some of the lovely literary gardens of England in this illustrated talk.
Time / Date: 10:00am on Friday, 5th July 2024
The duration of the lecture is estimated to be 45 minutes, followed by light refreshments and the opportunity to purchase from the Government House gift shop. Doors will open approximately 15 minutes beforehand.
Parking will be available on site. Please drive through the main gates and follow the directions of staff.
Dress: Neat Casual
Cost: Adult $30.00 (incl GST); Pensioner/Senior $20.00 (incl GST); (Please note that a TryBooking processing fee will also be applied upon checkout.)
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7 Lower Domain Road, Queen's Domain, Hobart Tasmania 7000
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