Literature Group

The Literature Group meets on the first Tuesday of the month in the Library Reading Room at 2:00pm, all members and guests are welcome, and there is no need to book.

This month, Proprietor Dr Paul Burns will be speaking about local poet Arthur Hugh Clough (1819-1861), inspired by the fact that both Clough and his uncle used to hold what is now Dr Burns’ Athenaeum share. Clough was a major Victorian poet who has recently fallen out of fashion and is not studied or read as much as he once was. Dr Burns will be talking about his life and influences as well as discussing a few of his poems.