Flora Thompson: Author and Social Observer
Margaret Mills
- Region:
- East of England
- Notice Period:
- Regular (more than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Professional
- Fee:
- Paid: depending on distance travelled; from about £40-£50 for local talks
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 17th June 2019
- Tagged:
A woman from a very humble background who produced pen portraits of 19th century village inhabitants, their lives and the changes that came to rural life of the later 19th century. Thompson captured a vanishing world and some years ago her work “Lark Rise to Candleford” was the subject of a very popular TV adaptation. Thompson, an adept social observer, drew on many of her own experiences in her work, and vividly recalls those characters and customs she knew.
Views: 1048 | Enquiries: 0About Margaret Mills
I am a qualified and experienced (25 plus years) part-time adult education lecturer, and give talks to various different organisations. My specialisms are History and English Literature, (mainly 18th and 19th centuries) and my talk topics are mainly selected from this period. I also broadcast a regular book review slot and a local history slot on community radio, and regularly contribute to newsletters, magazines and journals of both the Bronte Society and the Jane Austen Centre. I am a member of the Royal Historical Society. My academic qualifications are a BA Honours Degree in Humanities with History, and a Masters Degree in Education, also Post-graduate Certificates in both Education and Educational Learning Support. My talks can be anything from 30 minutes to an hour (or more) in length, depending on requirements, and I am always happy to answer questions afterwards. The talks I give can be of a purely academic nature, or there are other options with a more light-hearted and humorous slant, if required! My aim is to inform and entertain.
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- Two Scandalous Ladies!
- Mrs Beeton: the original 'Superwoman'?
- Edward VIII: Duke of Windsor
- Murder Most Foul!
- The Bronte Family
- Mrs Gaskell: Novelist, Philanthropist & Friend of the Famous
- Oscar Wilde: Nothing To Declare But His Genius?
- Jane Austen & the Austen Family
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