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Wreathlaying

Sunday 23 June

People gathered around the George Eliot Obelisk last Sunday afternoon, in glorious weather, to lay wreaths and pay tribute to George Eliot.

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Study Day - John Burton

Saturday 25 May 

The final speaker of the day was John Burton who has been chairman of the George Eliot Fellowship since 2006 and has written several books on local history.

Study Day - Valerie Fehlbaum

Saturday 25 May

The first of the afternoon speakers was Valerie Fehlbaum, an Oxford graduate and former lecturer at the University of Geneva. Her knowledge of Geneva and Durade made her talk particularly insighful.

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Study Day - Joanne Shattock

Saturday 25 May

The second speaker was Joanne Shattock, Emertius Professor of Victorian Literature at the University of Leicester. Her talk concerned Margaret Oliphant and John Blackwood.

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Study Day - Jane Robinson

Saturday 25 May

The first of this year's study day talks was by Jane Robinson, a Senior Associate of Somerville College, Oxford. Her talk was based on her latest book 'Trailblazer'  a biography of Barbara Bodichon, copies of which were available on the day.

Museum Readings

Friday 20 October 2023

Last October council members chose a selection of readings from George Eliot novels concerning marriages and relationships.

Celebrating Denis Baylis

Saturday 20 May 2023

Last May, the Fellowship joined together with the Bedworth Society to celebrate the life of Denis Baylis, who sadly passed away in 2022

Part of the building in 1885

George Eliot Visitor Centre

Donate to Griff Preservation Trust

Members of the George Eliot Fellowship will be used to reading about this plan which has filled Newsletter space since 2012, and might even now seem a bit tedious.

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