Newstead Abbey, arguably the finest of Nottinghamshire’s literary locations.
The historic market place in Newark-On-Trent, where Lord Byron first saw his poetry in print and Sir Walter Scott set ‘The Heart of Midlothian’.
Nottingham’s LGBT Writers & Writing – Part One (of 3)
It’s World Book Day so let’s celebrate some of the Notts literature that has shaped the world.
On the eleventh day of (social justice) Christmas, my true love brought to me.... Lord Byron Preaching
“...once the abode of a prosperous old family but a blight and a sorrow have fallen here." William Howitt.
Today we take a look at the literary giants who have had Nottingham transport named after them.
Long Row, one of Nottingham’s oldest streets, is rich in literary history from the ‘grandfather’ of evolution, Lord Byron’s coffin, Miller the poet,...
To mark Ada Lovelace Day (9th October) we asked playwright Emily Holyoake to tell us why Lovelace was definitely a women Notts can be proud of:
Graham Greene's time in Nottingham bears fruit. Meanwhile, people in Hucknall clap eyes on Byron's remains.
With Lawrence away we reach the mid-1920s, just as Graham Greene and Dorothy Whipple come to town.
In the first in a regular series, we find the odd nooks and crannies around Notts that ooze literary history.
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