Talk by Professor Andrew Prescott – Sir Humphry Davy and Manuscript Studies
Morrab LibraryFree for members & £4 for non-members
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Talk by Professor Andrew Prescott – Sir Humphry Davy and Manuscript Studies
Morrab LibraryFree for members & £4 for non-members
BRETON DAY: Mary-Ann Constantine – Breton Ballads
Morrab LibraryBy arrangement with the British Academy
£4
Diane Hinds talk: How to promote your book
Morrab Library
Free
Talk: Andrew Symons – Q
Morrab LibraryAndrew is a writer and lecturer who lives in Penzance. He has published extensively on different aspects of Cornish literature and has been specialising on the influence of the background in Sir Arthur Quiller Couch's writings based in Cornwall. He is currently developing a website with literary analysis of each of Q's novels and short […]
Free
Talk: Susan Soyinka – Albert Reuss in Mousehole, The Artist as Refugee
Morrab Library
Free
Talk: Andrew Graham – Poldark
Morrab LibraryAndrew Graham's talk on his father's Poldark novels. Booking essential - Free for members / £5 non-members
£5
SOLD OUT! Talk: Peter Sjöstedt-H – An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind
Morrab LibraryPeter will also be giving a TEDx Talk in Truro on 26th October on 'Understanding Consciousness through Psychedelics.' For more information you can visit Peter's website www.philosopher.eu or https://www.facebook.com/ontologistics/ , https://twitter.com/PeterSjostedtH , https://exeter.academia.edu/PeterSjostedtH Peter's book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Noumenautics-Metaphysics-Psychedelics-Peter-Sjostedt-H/dp/0992808855
£4
Talk: Keith Pearce – The Jewish Community in Penzance
Morrab LibraryKeith Pearce is the author of The Jews in Cornwall: A History Free, all welcome
Free
Talk: Sara Price – The Quilt Lady
Morrab LibrarySara Price 'The Quilt Lady' on the history of quilting. BOOKING ESSENTIAL - please contact the library to reserve your place. Free, all welcome
Free
Talk: Lucy Crane on Lithium Mining in Cornwall
Morrab LibraryLucy Crane, an exploration geologist with Cornish Lithium, will be talking about how Cornish Lithium are exploring for lithium contained within hot springs which occur naturally at depth within the granites. Lucy will talk about why the demand for lithium has risen recently, why it's set to continue and why Cornwall is so prospective for […]
Artist & Subject – A Talk by John Trigg
Morrab Library
Free
Victoria Osborne-Broad, talk and reading from her latest book
Morrab Library
Free
Sydney, Where Art Thou? – W.S Graham Centenary
Morrab LibraryA Celebration in his own words of the life, work and centenary of the poet W.S. Graham, who was born in Scotland but spent most of his adult life in West Cornwall. Graham's poems will be introduced by John Butterworth and read by John Truscott.
Free
Deadlier Than The Male: Wives of the Generals, 1677-1937
Morrab LibraryHow much influence did notable wives have on the leading commanders in British military history? These women tend to be disregarded but, as Trina Beckett demonstrates in this revealing and thought- provoking study, their influence has often been profound. Taking examples from the eighteenth century to the Second World War, she uncovers a hidden dimension […]
Free
FULLY BOOKED! Graphology Talk
Morrab LibraryPlease note that this talk is now fully booked. If you have already booked a place and find that you can't attend please do let us know as we have a waiting list! Claire Pearcey, BAoG, studied graphology at the British Academy of Graphology in London and taught the subject of handwriting analysis at the […]
FULLY BOOKED! Wilkie Collins Rambles in Cornwall, a talk by Jak Stringer
Morrab LibraryPLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED Wilkie Collins Rambles in Cornwall Long before The Woman in White, a young Wilkie Collins aspired to become a writer and decided to tour the untrodden ground of Cornwall to produce a travel book of a hitherto unexplored destination. Rambles Beyond Railways was published in 1851 […]
SOLD OUT – Wed 8th May, 2pm – Stephen Glendenning: The Art of the Book
Morrab LibraryThis event is now Sold Out - please contact us to place your name on the reserve list. Wed 8th May, 2pm - Stephen Glendenning: The Art of the Book How Artists have Challenged the Conventions of Publishing Throughout History The Book: It is perhaps one of the most significant and iconic design objects of […]
£4
Writing ‘Something So Precious’ – A Talk by James Lee
Morrab LibraryAre you an aspiring novelist? Or do you enjoy listening to writers talk about their work? If so, we're delighted to announce that on Saturday 20th July local author James Lee will talk about his recently published novel Something So Precious. Chronicling the life of a young academic whose world is turned upside down when an […]
Spaceport Cornwall Talk – Cornwall’s New Frontier SOLD OUT
Morrab LibraryThis talk is currently sold out - you can contact us on enquiries@morrablibrary.org.uk or 01736 364474 to be added to the waiting list. In 2021, Cornwall, with Virgin Orbit, will launch the first space system from UK soil in over 50 years. This presentation will outline how Cornwall became the only horizontal launch site in […]