English Literature

 

Think you know your Chaucer from your Shakespeare? Your Emily Brontë from your Emily Dickinson? You often chat modernism and absurdism over your morning coffee? Don't worry, that's not us (all the time). But if someone going "My life was written by Samuel Beckett" makes you go "Aah, that's someone after my own heart", you'd probably like our hang outs: where you can chat fanfiction in one corner of the room and Paradise Lost in the other, and often end up in the middle. Sounds like your kind of party? Then you're our kind of member!

 

We hold weekly events throughout the year, a mix of lectures (open to all, and exploring themes you might not hear in class) and socials (craft nights, games afternoons, picnics, movie nights), and end every month with a themed pub quiz in town (free to members!). This first term, we're planning:/

  • 24/10 - Blind Date with a Book: support the society and find your next read at our fundraising second-hand book sale!
  • 05/11 - 100 Years of Mrs Dalloway: Dr Elizabeth Anderson talks us through Virginia Woolf's iconic novels and the many works it inspired;
  • 12/11 - A Very Happy Craft Night in Wonderland: an evening of themed crafts inspired by the wonderful world of Lewis Carroll!
  • 21/11 - LitSoc and CineClub present: Frankenstein (2025): if you've been waiting for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein on the big screen, join us for movie night;
  • 24/11 - Guided Tour of Fear and Fascination: Christina MacKenzie, curator of Fear and Fascination, talks us through her exhibit and the Gothic movement;
  • 25/11 - Gothic Pub Quiz: join us at 6.30pm in Revolution (Belmont Street) to test your knowledge of the Gothic! This month, this event is free to members and nonmembers, so bring friends!
  • 01/12 - Jane Austen Games Night: Jane Austen is turning 250, and we're celebrating the way she'd like best: talking about her books and playing games!

Our membership fee is cheaper than many secondhand books, so don't hesitate to join us; we're a great bunch and a good laugh! Sign up to our newsletter or follow us to keep up to date with our events!