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March 4, 2018 @ 2:30 pm
  • Non-fiction

Edward Lear: a life of art and nonsense – Jenny Uglow

Venue:

Layer Marney Tower, Layer Marney, CO5 9US
Tickets:
£10
£8 (27yrs and under)
Book

Box Office:

Mercury Theatre
01206 573948

Acclaimed biographer Jenny Uglow brings us a joyful and moving appreciation of Edward Lear’s extraordinary life and work. From troubled childhood to striving artist, she tracks his swooping moods, passionate friendships and restless travels. His ‘nonsenses’ are elegantly unpicked, his complex poetic genius revealed.

jennyuglow.com

Venue

Layer Marney Tower
Layer Marney, CO5 9US

Hearing Loop: There is no hearing loop at the venue - Essex Book Festival has a mobile Roger Pen hearing loop system, which needs to be booked by individuals in advance at least five days before the event. If you would like to use the Roger Pen email claire@essexbookfestival.org.uk