100 years of 'These Old Shades' by Georgette Heyer at the Bodleian
Schedule
Sun Oct 04 2026 at 11:00 am to 04:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Bodleian Library | Oxford, EN
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Join Georgettes as we celebrate 100 years since the publication of Georgette Heyer’s Eighteenth-Century novel These Old Shades at The Bodleian Library and the Divinity School the University of Oxford, graciously supported by the Heyer Estate.The Bodleian Library and Georgettes of Oxford will be hosting a FREE day of all things Georgette Heyer at the Weston Library, part of The Bodleian, including academic talks on Heyer, Baroque and Contra Dance performances accompanied by period music played on authentic instruments, performances of selected scenes from These Old Shades, a living library including topics such as the similarity between Heyer and Chinese and Korean Dramas, Heyer and AI, book groups and more!
Date: Sunday the 4th of October
Time: 11am – 4pm
Cost: FREE
Venue: The Weston Library, The Bodleian, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG
For parking, we recommend parking at one of the Park and Rides and getting a bus in. Further details about Oxford’s Park and Ride, please see here.
For further details about the day please see here: georgettesofoxford.com/100-years-of-these-old-shades/
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