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Charlotte Turner Smith (1749-1806): a Sussex poet and novelist

  • Assembly Rooms (The Council House) 80 North Street Chichester, PO19 1LQ UK (map)

About the Talk

Charlotte Smith was a writer whose poetry influenced the Romantic poets and whose novels reflected her own experience of discrimination as well as her radical ideas. The talk will include the story of Charlotte’s extraordinary life: her childhood at Bignor Park, her early and unhappy marriage, her twelve children and the need to ‘write to live’. It will explore how and why her reputation spread, declined and then was revived at the turn of this century. 

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TICKET OPTIONS:

  • Ticket only £8.50

  • Donate £1.50 to support the Madge Turner Statue Appeal (total £10, inc ticket)

  • Donate £6.50 to support the Madge Turner Statue Appeal (total £15, inc ticket)

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About the Speaker

Dr Susan Thomas is a member of the Chichester Women’s History Research Group, helping to uncover the stories of women in the local area.

She was previously based at the University of Birmingham, where her research centred on the history of local nineteenth-century radicalism and on exploring lesser-known lives.  

Standard Info

Doors open at 2pm talk starts at 2.15pm Tickets are £8.50, which includes refreshments.

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