Dear All,
Regarding Brian Harris's question about the centenary of the outbreak of the Great War:
The question of a 1914 Conference was raised at Council last year, and I had already approached the University of Sussex regarding such an event. Some academic staff there have shown real interest, but the organisation of an academic Conference involves a huge amount of work at the University itself, as Jan Montefiore can say. Certainly, preliminary calls for papers would have to be out fairly soon.
The centenary, and those of successive battles, will be a major interest of our media, and many institutions are already committed to programmes of interest. We certainly need to be prepared for an onslaught of comment (and misinformation)...
Best regards,
John
John Walker
Honorary Librarian
The Kipling Society