Shock, Surprise, Prose & Verse: Manchester and Literature
3pm Saturday 23 January
On this stroll round the city we'll be looking at a whole pantheon of literary luminaries, some Manchester-born, some Manchester-adopted and some just passing through. Expect Elizabeth Gaskell, Charles Dickens, Val McDermid, Anthony Burgess, Karl Marx, Dodie Smith, Maisie Mosco, JB Priestley, Les Dawson, Howard Jacobson, Carol Ann Duffy and many others all having their say, displaying Manchester’s multi-cultural melting pot of literature.
As JB Priestley said in 1937, ‘Perhaps the secret of the Manchester character is that it is nine-tenths hard north country grit, solid Lancashire bone and muscle and brain, plus a remaining tenth, acting as a leaven, of liberal-minded and enterprising foreign influence, a contribution from Europe.’
There'll even be some poetry of a stirring nature and perhaps some nonsense poetry too.
The price is £12 and the meeting point is outside St Ann's Church, M2 7LF.
Booking ahead is advisable
Please book on Paypal below. The receipt Paypal emails back to you operates as the ticket.
Full Covid-19 precautions will be taken. Sensible footwear is best and you will have to agree to the terms and conditions of visiting any site as stated by the guide when you turn up. On rare occasions some areas will not be available to visit.
PLEASE CHECK THIS WEBSITE 24 HOURS BEFORE THE TOUR IN CASE A SITUATION ARISES WHICH MAY AFFECT THE TOUR.
As JB Priestley said in 1937, ‘Perhaps the secret of the Manchester character is that it is nine-tenths hard north country grit, solid Lancashire bone and muscle and brain, plus a remaining tenth, acting as a leaven, of liberal-minded and enterprising foreign influence, a contribution from Europe.’
There'll even be some poetry of a stirring nature and perhaps some nonsense poetry too.
The price is £12 and the meeting point is outside St Ann's Church, M2 7LF.
Booking ahead is advisable
Please book on Paypal below. The receipt Paypal emails back to you operates as the ticket.
Full Covid-19 precautions will be taken. Sensible footwear is best and you will have to agree to the terms and conditions of visiting any site as stated by the guide when you turn up. On rare occasions some areas will not be available to visit.
PLEASE CHECK THIS WEBSITE 24 HOURS BEFORE THE TOUR IN CASE A SITUATION ARISES WHICH MAY AFFECT THE TOUR.