Ann Radcliffe, St Albans Abbey and the Gothic
St Alban’s Cathedral
Sumpter Yard, St Albans AL1 1BY
10am-4pm
Follow in the footsteps of Romantic-era poet and Gothic novelist Ann Radcliffe (1764–1823), whose St Alban’s [sic] Abbey; A Metrical Romance (1826) brings to life the opening battle of the Wars of the Roses at St Albans in 1455. Join Dr Elizabeth Bobbitt, Professor Dale Townshend and award-winning writer Rosie Garland (Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature) for a special study day marking the 200th anniversary of the poem and looking ahead to its forthcoming Cambridge University Press scholarly edition. The programme features short talks and readings, a literary tour of the cathedral, and a creative writing workshop led by Rosie Garland.