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  A Fragment of Stained Glass -...

  D H Lawrence

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  David Herbert Lawrence was born on the 11th September 1885 in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, a coal mining town where the reality of a harsh life was only useful as experiences for future literary works. 
  He was educated at Beauvale Board School and became the first local boy to receive a scholarship to attend Nottingham High School. After 3 years he became a junior clerk in Haywood’s surgical appliances factory. He was also attempting a literary career which, in the short term, led to a teacher training position in Eastwood and later a teaching qualification from University College, Nottingham.  
  Lawrence’s first efforts were poems, short stories and a draft of ‘The White Peacock’. Moving to London and a teaching position in Croydon his writing attracted the attention of Ford Madox Ford, editor of The English Review, and he commissioned him to write ‘Odour of Chrysanthemums’.  
  Wanting to write full-time he now began work on what would become ‘Sons and Lovers.   
  In 1912 he met the older and married mother-of-three Frieda Weekley. They eloped to Germany and here Lawrence could see for himself the growing tensions with France.  So keen was his interest that he was arrested and accused of being a British spy.  
  In early 1914 Frieda obtained her divorce and they returned to Britain to be married just days before the outbreak of war. Owing to her German parentage, and his own public dislike of militarism and violence, the couple were treated with contempt and suspicion throughout the war years.  
  Despite this he continued to write but his reputation in England was so tarnished and, mirrored by his own disdain for the country, he and Frieda left England in November 1919, first for Europe and then America via Ceylon and Australia. 
  They bought a ranch in Taos, New Mexico and visited Mexico several times. The third visit in March 1925 caused a near fatal attack of malaria. To convalesce they moved to Florence. Here he continued work on ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ which for many years would cause controversy. A renewed interest in oil painting resulted in an exhibition in 1929 which was raided by the police and several works were confiscated.  
  D H Lawrence died of complications arising from a bout of tuberculosis on the 2nd of March 1930 in Vence, France.  He was 44.

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  Colonel Benyon's Entanglement -...

  Mary Elizabeth Braddon

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  Mary Elizabeth Braddon was born in London on the 4th October 1835. 
   
  At age 5 her parents separated but her ambition to succeed was not daunted.  After being privately educated she took to acting, and the minor roles she obtained where enough to support both her and her mother.  This potential career waned as soon as she began writing and secured an income from it. 
   
  In 1860, she met John Maxwell, a publisher of periodicals, and moved in with him the following year.  At the time Maxwell was already married with five children but his wife was confined to an Irish mental asylum.  On her death they married and she had six children by him. 
   
  Braddon was prolific and wrote over 80 novels, perhaps the most famous is ‘Lady Audley's Secret’ (1862), which won her both sales and a fortune as a bestseller.  She also wrote a number of historical fiction novels which again increased her reputation. 
   
  She was equally prolific as a short story writer, primarily supernatural and ghost stories, all of which continue to be anthologized to this day, such is the high regard they are kept in. 
   
  Braddon founded Belgravia magazine in 1866, its fare being serialised sensation novels, poems, travel narratives and biographies, along with essays on fashion, history and science, all lavishly illustrated.  She also edited Temple Bar magazine. 
   
  Mary Elizabeth Braddon died on 4th February 1915 and is buried in Richmond Cemetery. 
   
  In this story Colonel Benyon returns from service abroad on sick leave to find that England is very much changed.  He accepts a friend’s invitation to take a short recuperation at his home in Cornwall, which has lain empty for some time.  The Colonel takes up the offer, but things do not go quite as planned.

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  Dracula

  Bram Stoker

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  This spectacular and haunting version of Bram Stoker's Dracula stars Orson Welles and was performed in 1938. Between 1879 and 1889 Bram Stoker was business manager for the world-famous Lyceum Theatre in London, where he supplemented his income by writing a large number of sensational novels. This, perhaps his most famous tale about the vampire Dracula was published in 1897.

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  The Aloe

  Katherine Mansfield

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  'It was not sadness exactly, but a kind of aching sweetness.'
  
  One of Katherine Mansfield's forgotten gems, and a precursor to what would become her acclaimed Prelude, The Aloe is a tender, impressionistic portrait of family life that transforms the mundane into the extraordinary.
  
  First written in 1915, The Aloe is a deeply personal novella that captures Mansfield's childhood in New Zealand. Through a series of finely observed domestic vignettes, the narrative follows the Burnell family, as they move to a new house on the outskirts of Wellington. Mansfield expertly conveys the subtleties of family dynamics: the exhausted yet appreciative father, the imaginative yet quickly maturing children, the inner emotional life of the mother. Through these characters, Mansfield asserts her ability to turn everyday moments into opportunities for exploring memory, belonging and identity.
  Katherine Mansfield (1888 – 1923) was a New Zealand writer and critic. She was an important figurehead of the modernist movement, befriending the likes of Virginia Woolf and D. H. Lawrence amongst others. Her works regularly explored themes such as sexuality, religion and existentialism, and have been translated into twenty-five different languages across the world.

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  Northanger Abbey

  Jane Austen

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  "Northanger Abbey," penned by the esteemed Jane Austen in the early 19th century, unfolds the tale of Catherine Morland, a spirited young woman whose upbringing is as unremarkable as her appearance. Unlike the captivating heroines of traditional romantic fiction, Catherine stands apart, her allure rooted not in conventional beauty but in her thirst for adventure and the grandiose ideals spun by the novels she so eagerly consumes. These fantastical narratives foreshadow her entrance into the bustling world of society, particularly as she embarks on a promising journey to Bath. 
  The novel begins by painting a vivid contrast between Catherine’s ordinary life and her vivid aspirations. From her earliest days, she exhibits a preference for lively pursuits over the genteel amusements typically deemed suitable for young ladies, a spirited inclination that blossoms further into her teenage years as her fascination with the romantic tales ignites her imagination.  
  Her significant adventure begins when she receives an invitation to Bath, a place she envisions as a tapestry woven with excitement, friendship, and the tantalizing possibility of romance, especially with the dashing Mr. Tilney, who captures her imagination and stirs her heart. This narrative is rich with wit, offering a sharp commentary on societal norms and the journey of self-discovery. It elegantly explores the often jarring contrast between one’s dreams and reality, inviting readers into a world that delights in satirizing the very romantic tropes it portrays. This makes "Northanger Abbey" an engaging and insightful read for anyone who cherishes character-driven stories infused with humor and depth.

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  Macbeth

  Pierre Arthur Laure, Tom...

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  Sinister supernatural forces are at work in this fast-paced tragedy of guilt and retribution, in which the power of human beings to control their own destiny is called into question. 
  The brave warrior Macbeth allows himself to be persuaded by Lady Macbeth, his wife, to slay good King Duncan and seize the throne of Scotland for himself. Macbeth achieves his ambition, but one murder proves not to be enough as he desperately attempts to eliminate all who might threaten his ill-gotten power. Descending into paranoia, Macbeth achieves his ambition but ravages his soul. 
  Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are played by Hugh Ross and Harriet Walter.

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