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Sunday 15/8 |
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Arrivals and transfer to host family |
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Evening |
Introduction to the course |
| Monday 16/8 |
Morning |
THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: Social Realism with special reference to
Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell and William Blake |
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Afternoon |
Tour of Manchester City Centre and the sites of
historical and literary importance |
| Tuesday 17/8 |
Morning |
INTRODUCTION TO ROMANTICISM |
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Afternoon |
THE LAKE POETS: William Wordsworth, Samuel
Coleridge and life at Dove Cottage, Grasmere |
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Evening |
Preparation for the visit to The Lake District. |
| Wednesday 18/8 |
Full Day |
Excursion to Hawkshead - Wordsworth's Grammar School,
Grasmere and Dove Cottage. Walk to Rydal Mount (Wordsworth's home 1813 - 1850) |
| Thursday 19/8 |
Morning |
THE BRONTË SISTERS - An extraordinary family |
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Afternoon |
Excursion to the Yorkshire village of Haworth. Walk
to 'Top Withins' - inspiration for Emily Brontë's
'Wuthering Heights' |
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Evening |
Optional theatre visit or symphony concert |
| Friday 20/8 |
Morning |
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE |
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Afternoon |
Preparation for visit to Stratford-Upon-Avon |
| Saturday 21/8 |
Full Day |
Excursion to Stratford-Upon-Avon:
Shakespeare's birthplace and a performance by the Royal Shakespeare
Company |
Literary
Landscapes