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Apologies as ever for cross-posting. All are very welcome to attend this event. 2008 is a very exciting year for The Cranston Library, as we celebrate the publication in the Oxford Medieval Texts series of Chronicon Anonymi Cantuariensis: The Chronicle of Anonymous of Canterbury 1346-1365 edited by Chris Given-Wilson and Charity Scott-Stokes. The Trustees of the Cranston Library are delighted to welcome Professor Chris Given-Wilson to deliver the 2008 Cranston Lecture. If you are interested in coming, or wish to know more about The Cranston Library, please do get in touch with me - contact details below. THE CRANSTON LIBRARY (1701-2008) THE CRANSTON LECTURE 2008 (In aid of the funds of the Cranston Library) AT ST MARY?S CHURCH, CHART LANE, REIGATE, SURREY AT 7.30 P.M. FOR 8.00 P.M. ON MONDAY 20 OCTOBER 2008 SPEAKER: Chris Given-Wilson (Professor of Medieval History, University of St Andrews) The Anonymous Canterbury Chronicle (CR1117) and English Chroniclers of the Hundred Years War Refreshments will be served in the interval and the Library will be open during the evening The Cranston Library was founded on 14 March 1701 by the Revd Andrew Cranston. It was probably the first public lending library in England and contains works of literature, history, geography, mathematics, classics and theology. There are over two thousand books in the library, mainly dating from the 17th and 18th centuries. There are also a number of earlier printed volumes and a few manuscripts. (Registered Charity No. 237990) On behalf of Trustees - ________ Hilary Ely Area Manager (Libraries) East Surrey Surrey County Council East Area Office, Reigate. Tel. 020 8541 7060 (direct) 079 68 832 419 (mobile) e-mail: [log in to unmask] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This email and any attachments with it are intended for the addressee only. It may be confidential and may be the subject of legal and/or professional privilege. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender or [log in to unmask] The content may be personal or contain personal opinions and cannot be taken as an expression of the County Council's position. Surrey County Council reserves the right to monitor all incoming and outgoing mail. Whilst every care has been taken to check this e-mail for viruses, it is your responsibility to carry out any checks upon receipt. Visit the Surrey County Council website - http://www.surreycc.gov.uk * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *