PUBLIC LECTURE: SUSANNAH FULLERTON LECTURE SERIES

Lecture 1. JANE AUSTEN: HER LIFE AND WORKS

The six most polished, controlled andd elegant social comedies to be found in English literature were written by a woman whose personal life was unexciting and confined. Jane Austen's cool judgement, ironic detachment and her genius gave her novels depth and charm and made them some of the most popular novels ever.

Code 0540081 Friday June 10 7.30-9pm Phone 6488 2433 for bookings $27

Lecture 2. RUDYARD KIPLING AND HIS WORKS

Kipling's work delights a vast readership and his poem If has been voted the most loved poem in the English language. This lecture will examine his brilliant verse and prose, his stories for children and his well-travelled but rather tragic life.

Code 0540083 Sunday 2.30-4pm June 12 Phone 6488 2433 for bookings $27

Lecture 3 JOHN GALSWORTHY AND THE FORSYTE SAGA

In his characters of the Forsytes, John Galsworthy mirrored both his own family and Victorian and Edwardian conventions and manners. Galsworthy was also a rebel who satirised his society and an ardent social campaigner. Explore Galsworthy's life and the woman who inspired Irene Forsyte and analyse the enduring popularity of the Forsyte novels.

Code 0540084 Monday 7.30 -9pm June 13 Phone 6488 2433 for bookings $27

Lecture 4 THOMAS HARDY AND HIS WORKS

When Jude the Obscure was first published, an Australian woman who read the novel burned it and posted the ashes back to the author. Why did this book cause such shock and revulsion? What was Hardy trying to achieve with his disturbingly modern themes and characters? This talk will discuss Hardy as both novelist and poet.

Code 0540082 Tuesday 7.30-9pm June 14 Phone 6488 2433 for bookings $27

ALL FOUR LECTURES $93 Code 0540085 Book online at www.extension.uwa.edu.au

Susannah Fullerton is President of the Jane Austen Society of Australia, the largest literary society in the country. She is a well-known speaker on the NSW speaker's circuit and lectures regularly for universities, the State Library of NSW, WEA and other adult education centres. This year she will be leading a literary tour around England for Australians Studying Abroad. She is a member of the Australian Bronte Association, the Dylan Thomas Society of Australia and the Australian Byron Society.