Literary Lecture Series: Those Mitford Girls and The Wicked Poet, Lord Byron
A lecture by Susannah Fullerton OAM FRSN | Wednesday 15 July & Thursday 16 July 2026 | 6:00–7:15pm
Join Susannah Fullerton for a special literary lecture series, exploring fascinating insights into the lives and works of the Mitford sisters, and the colourful, shocking and revolutionary life of one of England’s greatest poets, Lord Byron.
About the Speaker
Susannah Fullerton, OAM, FRSN, has been President of the Jane Austen Society of Australia for more than 30 years. She is a popular literary lecturer and also leads literary tours overseas for Australians Studying Abroad. Susannah is an author and has published several books on Jane Austen, as well as ‘Brief Encounters: Literary travellers in Australia’. Her latest book, published by the Bodleian Library, is the bestselling ‘Great Writers and the Cats who Owned Them’.
DETAILS
When:
“THOSE MITFORD GIRLS!” | Wednesday 15 July | 6:00–7:15pm | SOLD OUT
“MAD, BAD AND DANGEROUS TO KNOW: THE WICKED POET, LORD BYRON” | Thursday 16 July 2026 | 6:00–7:15pm | Only A Few Tickets Left!
Limited parking available on-site.
Wheelchair accessible.
Image: Four of the Mitford sisters, from left to right: Nancy, Unity, Jessica and Diana, The Sketch, 6 January 1932.
