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Moby Dick on the Mersey is a marathon reading of Melville’s famous novel, taking place at the Merseyside Maritime Museum from the 4th to the 6th of May 2013. It is organised through the University of...
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Telling Lives: The Drama of Prestwich Asylum
On October 24th, 2012, cul-de-sac theatre will present Eric Northey’s play Telling Liesat the Liverpool Medical Institute. The play is based on stories from the archives of the Prestwich Asylum, and...
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Maritime Lectures, 2013
As part of the Moby Dick on the Mersey project Claire Jones’s annual Maritime Lectures series is will have a whaling theme in 2013. The lecture programme is taking shape. The list is still in draft,...
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History of Wine: Public Lecture in Liverpool 6 December 2012
THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER 6.30-8.30PM AT 126 MOUNT PLEASANT This lecture will explore the origins of wine from pre-history onwards. Please note this is not a wine tasting event, however, it will include...
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The Home Front: Keep Calm and Carry On
The Home Front was a course which ran from October to December of this year as part of the Continuing Education programme at the University of Liverpool. Its subject matter was writing by British...
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Publishing Moby-Dick
This afternoon I launched a Kickstarter campaign to produce and publish a print edition of the excellent powermobydick.com website. This will be a high-quality edition, in paperback and hardback, with...
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Moby Dick on the Mersey 4th-6th May 2013: Volunteer to Read
Moby Dick on the Mersey is the first ever marathon reading of Moby-Dick in Liverpool and takes place over the weekend of May 4th-6th 2013 at the Merseyside Maritime Museum in Liverpool. There are...
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Book Launch: The Drowning of Arthur Braxton
The Drowning of Arthur Braxton is the fifth novel by Wirral-based writer Caroline Smailes. The Liverpool launch of the novel will take place at 126 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, on Tuesday April 9th,...
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Talks on Scrimshaw and Herman Melville in Liverpool Free talks on scrimshaw and on Herman Melville’s time in Liverpool are featured on the Moby Dick on the Mersey website. These are part of the...
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The Chester Mystery Plays
Dr. Andrea Young is running a new course to coincide with the 2013 Chester Mystery Plays. The Chester Mystery Plays course will be led by Dr. Andrea Young, an expert in medieval drama from the...
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Owning Jane Austen
Another day, another Jane Austen news story. Two hundred years after the publication of Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen can still make headlines. This summer has seen the successful campaign to put...
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Searching for Richard III
Following the discovery of the body of Richard III in 2012, we have put together a lecture series in Liverpool looking at various aspects of Richard and his cultural legacy. Archaeology, Art History,...
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Read the Shortlist
Have you always promised yourself you would read the Man Booker Prize shortlist? Now’s the time! Join our friendly 10 week course to compare and contrast the reads and put the judges’ opinions to the...
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King’s Regiment First World War Family History Day
Museum of Liverpool Saturday September 28, 10am–4pm On Saturday September 28th I’m going to be attending the King’s Regiment First World War Family History Day at the Museum of Liverpool. This is a...
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Searching for Richard III
Following the discovery of the body of Richard III in 2012, we have put together a lecture series in Liverpool looking at various aspects of Richard and his cultural legacy. Archaeology, Art History,...
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