Forthcoming Patrons' event
Intelligence Squared Bloomsbury Book Club with Kate Summerscale
Thursday, 6 September
6pm for 6.30pm
Bloomsbury Publishing has invited British Library Patrons to the heart of literary London for its new series of author events, hosted at its magnificent offices in Georgian Bedford Square.
Join Kate Summerscale and her editor Alexandra Pringle for an intimate discussion about the true story of the scandalous divorce trial that rocked Victorian England. As in her award-winning and bestselling The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, Kate’s new book Mrs Robinson’s Disgrace recreates the Victorian world, chronicling in exquisite and compelling detail the life of Isabella Robinson, whose husband divorced her on the grounds of adultery after discovering the passionate contents of her private diary.
Tickets are free for British Library Patrons. Join the Patrons' Programme.
A book by H E Bates changed my life forever. The pen truly is mightier than the sword and words can take you to a place no other medium can ever reach. I read to enjoy and, most importantly, to escape. Books are our escape from reality and our anchor back to our life.
Adam Churchill
I love books and english literature. And I love Jane Austen. I think we could have been great friends, and friends give support and hug each other. Thank you for this unmissable chance.
Georgia Lepore