Gladstone, liberalism and music
Thu 16 Jun 2016, 18:30 - 19:30
- Venue
- The British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AH
Event ended
In the former home of William Gladstone, Phyllis Weliver draws from her forthcoming book Mary Gladstone and the Victorian Salon, 1876-1883: Music, Literature, Liberalism to talk about Gladstone’s daughter and her circle, revealing how she acted as a leader in the musical community, in literature and, in the process, assisted political aspects of her father's work.
Speaker:
Dr Phyllis Weliver, Associate Professor, Saint Louis University
Chaired by Professor Stefan Collini FBA, Professor of Intellectual History and English Literature, University of Cambridge
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