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Lord Cormack Memorial Service
For those who could not attend Lord Cormack’s funeral service in Lincoln Cathedral in March, there will be the opportunity to pay your respects to the Tennyson Society’s President at his Memorial Service in London on: Monday 18 November 2024, 12 noon, at St Margaret’s… Read More »Lord Cormack Memorial Service
Letters from the Life of Julia Margaret Cameron:
A Special Evening of Live Readings 6-7.15pm, 13 May, Letters from the Life of Julia Margaret Cameron The Colin Ford Lecture 2024, Bodleian Library, Oxford Despite the title, there will be no lecture by Colin Ford CBE – or anyone else! Instead this illuminating and entertaining free event… Read More »Letters from the Life of Julia Margaret Cameron:
Tennyson Society Annual Wreath-Laying Ceremony
The Tennyson Society’s Annual Wreath-laying Ceremony will be at noon on 12 October at Westminster Abbey. The event marks Tennyson’s death in October 1892. Lunch at a nearby restaurant will follow the event. For more details, please contact Dr. Marion Sherwood, mfs@letterbox.me.uk
Enoch Arden to be performed at The Cockpit
On 21 March at 6pm, there will be a live performance of Tennyson’s Enoch Arden with Strauss’s specially written piano accompaniment. It will be held at The Cockpit in Marylebone. It is part of a short concert series given by Alex Raineri, the Artistic Director of… Read More »Enoch Arden to be performed at The Cockpit
Max Beerbohm: The Price of Celebrity
Max Beerbohm (1872–1956) Oscar WildePencil on paper, undatedGeorge Arents Collection, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lennox and Tilden Foundations The New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Gallery Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY October 20,… Read More »Max Beerbohm: The Price of Celebrity
The Annual Brackenbury Lecture
12 July 2025
The Tennyson Society Annual Lecture 2025
Saturday 21st June at 3pm (after the AGM at 2pm) in the Robert Hardy Building, Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln. Professor Caroline Arscott of the Courtauld Institute will be speaking on ‘Illustrations of Idylls of the King: Edward Burne-Jones and “Merlin and Vivien”‘. All welcome. This… Read More »The Tennyson Society Annual Lecture 2025
Assistant Hon. Secretary Needed
We are looking for someone to help Rosalind Boyce with the everyday running of the Society with the eventual intention of taking over from her. The duties involve: Ideally, this person would be from the local Lincoln area but this is not essential. An interest… Read More »Assistant Hon. Secretary Needed
Save the Date: Tennyson Conference 2026
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ‘Tennyson 2026: Environment, Ecology, Landscape’ At Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln Tuesday 14 July to Friday 17th July 2026 Keynote Speakers: Dinah Birch, Clare Pettitt, Lindsay Wells
Tennyson Society Wreath-Laying Ceremony
On 12 October 2024, The Tennyson Society had a successful wreath-laying ceremony for the anniversary of Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s death. Many thanks to all who attended.
Tennyson Annual Weekend
Friday 16th May until Monday 19th May 2025 Dear Tennyson Society Member, ‘The Tennysons in Lincolnshire’ Next year’s annual Tennyson Weekend is to be from Friday 16th May until Monday 19th May 2025. The venue is the Lincoln Hotel, Eastgate, Lincoln, LN2 1PN. Telephone: 01522… Read More »Tennyson Annual Weekend