Literary lectures

ESU members and guests have the opportunity to hear a number of leading authors talk about their works as part of the ESU literary programme at Dartmouth House. These lectures form the back bone of the literary lecture programme.

Authors who have spoken at Dartmouth House in the past three years include:

Frank Gardner signs copies of his book for attendees.

Kate Adie at Dartmouth House.

2009

Frank Gardner OBE – Far Horizons
Kate Adie – Into Danger: Risking Your Life for Work
Joanne Harris – The English Language Through a Writer’s Eye
Mike Hulme – Why We Disagree about Climate Change: Understanding Controversy, Inaction and Opportunity
Martin Bell OBE – A Very British Revolution: The Expenses Scandal and How to Save Our Democracy
Max Hastings - Finest Years: Churchill as Warlord, 1940-1945

2008

Julia Fox – Jane Boleyn: The Infamous Lady
John Laughland - A History of Political Trials: From Charles I to Saddam Hussein
Marin Parsons – Children: The Invisible Victims of War
Lord Luce - Ringing the Changes
Maria Tuttle - Winfield House
Tim Heald – Princess Margaret: A Life Unravelled

2007

Hugo Vickers - Elizabeth: The Queen Mother
Professor John Lukacs - Churchill: The Historian (in conjunction with The Pilgrims)
Sir Donald Hawley - The Emirates: Witness to a Metamorphosis
H.C. von Sponeck - A Different Kind of War
David Cairns - Mozart and His Operas
Lord Watson - Jamestown: The Voyage of English
Professor James Raven - The Business of Books: Booksellers and the English Book Trade 1450-1850

2006

Martin Gilbert - Churchill and America
Vyvyen Brendon – Children of the Raj
Lorna Gibb – Lady Hester
Andrew Roberts – A History of the English Speaking Peoples from 1900
Antonia Fraser – Love and Louis XIV
Professor Stanley Wells -Shakespeare & Co.

2005

Andrew Roberts - Waterloo: Napoleon’s Last Stand
Michael Henderson - See You After The Duration
Lady Graydon - Air Dog to Top Dog
David Ramsbotham – Prisongate
Sir Christopher Meyer - DC Confidential
David Faber - Speaking for England
John Julius Norwich - Duff Cooper Diaries

If you are an author or publisher and would be interested in giving a lecture for ESU members and guests please contact Gillian Parker.