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A JANE AUSTEN WEEKEND







Friday

5.00   Assemble and welcome

7.00   Aperitifs

7.30   Dinner

       After dinner:
	   Enjoying Jane Austen: a talk by Karen Hewitt



Saturday

8.15   Breakfast

9.30   Emma: Emma, snobbery and true Gentlemen

10.45  Coffee

11.15  Jane Austen, Life and Work: An illustrated talk by David Grylls

12.30  Lunch

2.00   Visit to Jane Austen’s house at Chawton    

4.30   Return to Alton (tea)

7.00   Aperitifs

7.30   Dinner

       After dinner:
        Classical Poise and Romantic Feeling:
        Terry Barfoot will explore aspects of the music of the period,
        with examples by Mozart, Haydn, Shield, Wesley and the young Mendelssohn


Sunday

8.15   Breakfast

9.30   Emma: Crisis on Boxhill

10.45  Coffee

11.15  Emma: Resolution and the problem of Jane

12.30  Lunch

2.15   Persuasion and the Romantic Dilemma

3.30   Tea and departure




A JANE AUSTEN WEEKEND



Friday 15th - Sunday 17th January 2010

The Alton House Hotel, Alton, Hampshire

The characterful Alton House Hotel is located just a few hundred yards 
from the town centre, with on site parking and spacious grounds. The 
railway station, with a half-hourly service from London Waterloo, is nearby.


The event is designed as an informal ‘house party’ which includes a visit 
to Jane Austen's house museum at Chawton. The talks will explore Jane 
Austen's life, her work and her cultural world. Particular attention will be 
paid to Emma, the novel which combines the best of Jane Austen's mature work a
nd some intriguing questions which look forward to her final novel, Persuasion. 
We suggest that you read or re-read  Emma and, if you have time, Persuasion. 
Arts in Residence offers an excellent cuisine including wine with dinner. 
We conclude with afternoon tea on Sunday.



Karen Hewitt, who teaches literature for Oxford University Department for 
Continuing Education, will lead the event. She also lectures in Russian 
Universities and has published Understanding English Literature and three 
literary anthologies for Russian readers.

Dr David Grylls directs the literature programme for Oxford University Department 
for Continuing Education. His publications include books on Dickens, Gissing and 
Victorian parent-child relationships. He reviews for the Sunday Times and the TLS.


Terry Barfoot writes widely on music on Britain's leading journals, orchestras, 
festivals and record companies. He lectures at venues throughout the country and i
s Publications Consultant to the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.




Price £270.00 per person (twin/double rooms), £295.00 (single rooms) to include all meals,


wine, beverages, course fees and accommodation.




Booking: Arts in Residence, 25, Mulberry Lane, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 2QU.
£50.00 per person deposit with booking. (Cheques payable to Arts in Residence.)


Enquiries: 02392 383356     Email: info@artsinresidence.co.uk   Website: http://www.artsinresidence.co.uk/


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