Hans Christian Andersen: A Celebration and Reappraisal
British Library, London UK

8th-10th August 2005

To mark the bicentenary of Andersen's birth, the British Library will mount an exhibition documenting aspects of his life and work. A linked conference, organised in association with the Institute of English Studies at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, and the School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne will be held at the British Library in London on 8-10 August 2005. These events provide an opportunity to investigate the contradictory sides of Andersen's life and work and to reappraise his contribution to Victorian art and letters.

Plenary speakers include:

• Ruth Bottigheimer (State University of New York at Stony Brook)
• Dag Heede (Syddansk University, Odense)
• Johan de Mylius (Director of the Hans Christian Andersen Research Centre in Copenhagen)
• Maria Tatar (John L. Loeb Professor of Germanic Languages at Harvard University)
• writer and critic Marina Warner

Research methods training for academics, graduate and post-graduate students will be available in the British Library, led by British Library staff with Ruth Bottigheimer and Matthew Grenby.

Performances, storytelling and a reception are also included in the programme.

The cost for the full 3 days, excluding accommodation and subsistence is £50 (£25 concessions) if booked before 7 July and £60 (£30) thereafter. Bookings can be made on-line at www.sas.ac.uk/ies/hca/ or contact Kim Reynolds at [log in to unmask].