Speaking Engagements
I give a variety of talks on my books, art history, Charles Dickens, travel writing, the history of London and a wide number of other subjects. I can also tailor talks to suit a certain audience or occasion. Please contact me or my speakers’ agency to find out more.
I am represented by The Speakers Agency and Women Speakers
The Speakers Agency
Suites Five
The Old School House
57 High Street
Ibstock
Leicestershire LE67
England
Tel: +44 (0)1530 263221
Fax: +44 (0) 1530 267360
enquire@thespeakersagency.com
To find out more, go to www.thespeakersagency.com or www.womenspeakers.co.uk or contact me to make a booking enquiry.
Forthcoming engagements include:
11 April 2013, National Portrait Gallery
1.15pm Literary Women lunchtime lecture
19 April 2013, National Gallery (private tour)
Discovering Romanticism
25 April 2013, National Portrait Gallery
2pm Visual Interpretation: Alexander Bassano, Victorian Portrait Photographer
A special event for blind and partially sighted visitors
28 April 2013, National Portrait Gallery
3pm Alexander Bassano, Victorian Portrait Photographer
8 May 2013, Darlington Ladies’ Luncheon Club
The Secret Life of Princess Louise
10 May 2013, National Gallery (private)
The portraiture of Reynolds & Gainsborough
15 May 2013, Winstone Books, Sherborne, Dorset
6.30pm “March, Women March: Voices of the Women’s Movement”
28 May 2013, Wanstead Library, London
7pm “March, Women March: Voices of the Women’s Movement”
31 May 2013, Hay Festival
4pm “March, Women March: Voices of the Women’s Movement”
8 June 2013 Unveiling of a new blue plaque to Charles Dickens,
Cleveland Street, London
14 June 2013, National Gallery (private)
William Hogarth & his Circle
15 June 2013, University of Warwick Book Festival
12pm “March, Women, March: Voices of the Women’s Movement”
16 June 2013, Dickens House, Broadstairs
A special 40th anniversary talk
“Charles Dickens & Italy”
25 June 2013, Roehampton Club, London
8pm ”March, Women, March: Voices of the Women’s Movement”
26 June 2013, Westminster Archives, London
6.30pm ”March, Women, March: Voices of the Women’s Movement”
12 July 2013, National Gallery (private)
The Allure of Venice
14-19 July 2013, Washington & Lee University
The Georgians: Life and Art
8 August 2013, Dickens Universe Conference
Santa Cruz University
3.45pm Charlie and Katey – the marriage that connected Collins and Dickens
1 September 2013, National Portrait Gallery
3pm Highlights of the Collection
5 September 2013, University of the Third Age, Essex
Charles Dickens: The Man Behind the Novels
5 October 2013, Amersham Library, Bucks
6.30pm “March, Women, March: Voices of the Women’s Movement”
20 November 2013, Greyfriars LLC (private)
The Mystery of Princess Louise
26 November 2013, Waterlooville Library
7.30pm The Mystery of Princess Louise
6-8 December 2013, Dickens on the Strand
Galveston Island, Texas