Web15 nov. 2016 · Historians have long recognised the power of 'cultural capital' in the competitive climate of the mid-Victorian years, as towns raced to equip themselves with libraries, newspapers, 'Lit. and Phil.' societies and reading rooms, but the staging of the great annual knowledge festivals of the period have not previously been considered in … Web21 feb. 2024 · F.L. Attenborough Lecture: Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society Celebrating the University of Leicester’s Centenary 21 February 2024 Good evening everyone. It is an honour and a privilege to stand before you today to deliver the F L Attenborough Lecture on Celebrating the University of Leicester’s Centenary.

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WebDuring the second half of the 18th century and the first half of the 19th, Britain's major towns founded ‘lit. and phil.’ societies to discuss the intellectual issues of the day and to sponsor cultural activities. A few survive, e.g. that in York. From: literary and philosophical societies in The Oxford Companion to Family and Local History » Founded in 1793 as a "conversation club" by the Reverend William Turner and others – more than fifty years before the London Library – the annual subscription was originally one guinea. The Lit and Phil library contained works in French, Spanish, German and Latin; its contacts were international, and its members debated a wide range of issues, but religion and politics were prohibited. Women were first admitted to the library in 1804. In February 2011, actor and comed… WebDuring the second half of the 18th century and the first half of the 19th, Britain's major towns founded ‘lit. and phil.’ societies to discuss the intellectual issues of the day and to … the pension group dublin ohio