My local paper has referred to "Storyline" events arranged by a
company Living Literature, including one on Kipling in April. Does
anyone know about them? I quote from their website :
Founders of Storyline Journeys, Diane Walters and Michael Lamb have a
passion for British cultural history. Their extensive personal
contacts with the managements of the UK's best loved historical
venues puts them in an enviable position. They are able to select and
offer their clients a range of fascinating yet sometimes overlooked
aspects of British cultural and literary life which will appeal to
the discriminating visitor from both the UK and abroad.
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
Rudyard Kipling was the first Englishman to receive the Nobel Prize
for Literature in 1907. As a lauded short-story writer, novelist and
poet, he is remembered for his celebration of the days of British
imperialism in India and Burma. His most popular works include The
Jungle Book and the Just So stories, both originally children's
stories but have in time attracted adult audiences too. Although born
in India, he eventually spent a large part of his life living and
working in England and America. He finally settled in England with
his family, purchasing a beautiful 17th c. house known as Bateman's
in an idyllic country spot in the county of Sussex.
Surrounded by a wooded landscape, furnished with many period details,
Storyline will take their guests into his splendid domain. The heart
of Kipling's house is his study, where favoured friends were invited
to sit whilst he worked. With money received from winning the Nobel
Prize, he developed the gardens on his ever-growing estate and our
guests will be able to enjoy the terraced lawns, the walled garden
and the working watermill to complement experiencing the many
personal possessions remaining in the house more or less as he left
them on this death in 1936. During our visit Storyline's guests will
be treated to a superb private performance by a talented local actor
who re-creates Kipling's life and works.
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