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People gathered around the George Eliot Obelisk in glorious weather, to lay wreaths and pay tribute to George Eliot.
The final speaker was John Burton, chairman of the George Eliot Fellowship since 2006 and author of several books on local history.
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.
The second speaker was Joanne Shattock, Emertius Professor of Victorian Literature at the University of Leicester. Her talk concerned Margaret Oliphant and John Blackwood.
The first speaker was by Jane Robinson, Senior Associate of Somerville College, Oxford. Her talk was based on her latest book 'Trailblazer' a biography of Barbara Bodichon.
Council members chose a selection of readings from George Eliot novels concerning marriages and relationships.
The Fellowship joined together with the Bedworth Society to celebrate the life of Denis Baylis, who sadly passed away in 2022
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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.
