Literature and Writing Courses
We have the literature and writing courses that will help you unleash your writing skills – and the long-distant views to aid inspiration. Do you long to write fiction or comedy? Wish you could turn your travels into journalism, or write for magazines?
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Two hundred years ago, a novel written in a Hampshire rectory and revised in a Hampshire cottage was published anonymously in London. That novel was Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’. Elizabeth Bennet is probably the best-loved of all Jane Austen’s …
More InfoThis is the course for anyone who has a novel in mind, but doesn’t know where to begin. Perhaps you’ve started several novels but always come unstuck by Chapter Three? Over the weekend, Sue will share professional tips on developing …
More InfoThe title of the course is taken from a famous remark by the French poet, Stéphane Mallarmé. In this poetry-writing weekend, we will be reminding ourselves how the starting point for writing a poem – and the point to which …
More InfoJane Austen often quotes and alludes to works of literature in her novels, sketches, fragments and letters. In doing so, she clearly imitates, parodies and enters into debate with some of what she has been reading. We shall look …
More InfoHave you ever thought you’d like to leave a memoir for your children or grandchildren? Have family and friends ever said “that would make a good story – you should write it down”? Explore your memories as inspiration for poems, …
More InfoThe interaction between writers and houses is fascinating. For instance, we’ll be considering Sir John Vanbrugh, an architect as well as a playwright, who designed Blenheim Palace; William Morris, a writer-artist trapped in a ménage-à-trois at Kelmscott Manor; Daphne Du …
More InfoA liberating workshop that frees you from the terror of the first draft. If you dream of becoming a writer, but can’t seem to get past first base, this course will help you abolish the fears and desire for perfection …
More InfoNo other novelist in late 18th and early 19th Century England wrote with Jane Austen’s clarity or acuity. While the down-to-earth Georgians appreciated her pithy, realistic portraits of gentry life, the straitlaced Victorians discovered a moral weightiness in her writing …
More InfoChaucer, living in the second half of the 14th Century, was witness to a turbulent period in English history. After a brief summary of Chaucer’s life and against the backdrop of the Prologue of the Canterbury Tales, we will look …
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Fri 28 - Sun 30 June 2013 Get by in German
Have fun learning this wonderful language, which has so many similarities to our own! By the end of the weekend, you will be able to use German to get by in situations such as booking a hotel room, ordering a …
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Fri 20 - Sun 22 September 2013 A Taste of Latin
If you love to move, are a complete beginner or improver and want to learn to dance in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, you will love this course. Salsarah is an instructor with more than 14 years’ experience, a zest …
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