DECEMBER TOUR HAS BEEN CANCELLED - APOLOGIES
THIS is a a tour laced with literary tales of an entertaining and informative nature covering three centuries of the written word in Manchester. It's a laugh and a weep - well maybe, depends how romantic or otherwise guests are.
With a special focus on Anthony Burgess, the tour also might include quotes and stories involving Daniel Defoe, Elizabeth Gaskell, Charles Dickens, Friedrich Engels, Mark Twain, Dodie Smith, Maisie Mosco, JB Priestley, Howard Spring, Alan Garner, Howard Jacobson, Jack Rosenthal, Emma-Jane Unsworth, David Constantine and John Cooper Clarke.
The tour finishes at the International Burgess Foundation on Cambridge Street with a tour and a view of the archives. It is promoted in association with the International Anthony Burgess Foundation.
There are two tours on Saturday 11 October and Saturday 13 December. The duration is two hours. Cost: £8 per person. Start point: The War Memorial in St Ann's Square at 3pm.
THIS is a a tour laced with literary tales of an entertaining and informative nature covering three centuries of the written word in Manchester. It's a laugh and a weep - well maybe, depends how romantic or otherwise guests are.
With a special focus on Anthony Burgess, the tour also might include quotes and stories involving Daniel Defoe, Elizabeth Gaskell, Charles Dickens, Friedrich Engels, Mark Twain, Dodie Smith, Maisie Mosco, JB Priestley, Howard Spring, Alan Garner, Howard Jacobson, Jack Rosenthal, Emma-Jane Unsworth, David Constantine and John Cooper Clarke.
The tour finishes at the International Burgess Foundation on Cambridge Street with a tour and a view of the archives. It is promoted in association with the International Anthony Burgess Foundation.
There are two tours on Saturday 11 October and Saturday 13 December. The duration is two hours. Cost: £8 per person. Start point: The War Memorial in St Ann's Square at 3pm.
