Syllabus of Meetings 2020

Members of the Melbourne Dickens Fellowship hold regular meetings at The Faichney Room

Toorak Uniting Church, 603 Toorak Rd, Toorak, Victoria starting 7:30pm for 7:45pm
We welcome visitors. Please just come along & announce yourself. (Map)

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Upcoming presentations and speakers are also listed on the front page of this website.

 

 

Date

Event / Presentation

Friday February 14th

The Dickens 208th Birthday Commemoration Dinner: Guest Speaker: Lucy Sussex.

6:00pm for 6:30pm

Wednesday March 18th

Introduction to David Copperfield: Elisabeth Neales
In this introduction to David Copperfield, Elisabeth Neales will outline the plot and introduce the main characters.
Short readings by members of the Fellowship will remind those who have not read the novel recently and introduce it to those who have never read it.

Wednesday April 15th

 Education in David Copperfield: Alan Dilnot – CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
Rescheduled to Wednesday 17th June

Wednesday May 20th

 The Women in David Copperfield: Brian Ruck – CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
Rescheduled to Wednesday 15th July

Wednesday June 17th

Education in David Copperfield: Alan Dilnot

Click this link to listen to Alan’s presentation on Education in David Copperfield

(Duration: 43 minutes)

Wednesday July 15th

The Women in David Copperfield: Brian Ruck

Click this link to listen to Brian’s presentation on The Women in David Copperfield

(Duration: 1 hour 7:58 minutes – due to COVID-19 restrictions this was a virtual meeting via Zoom)

Wednesday August 19th

In Country Houses: Passages from Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Dickens and Hardy: Alan Dilnot

Click this link to listen to Alan’s presentation on In Country Houses: Passages from Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Dickens and Hardy

(Duration: 49:10 minutes – due to COVID-19 restrictions this was a virtual meeting via Zoom)

Wednesday September 16th

(1) Attitudes to Booze: Comic and Serious Drinking in David Copperfield: Veronica Delafosse

 

Click this link to listen to Veronica’s presentation on Attitudes to Booze: Comic and Serious Drinking in David Copperfield

(Duration: 18:18 minutes – due to COVID-19 restrictions this was a virtual meeting via Zoom)

Click this link to view Veronica’s slides on Dickens and Attitudes to Booze: Comic and Serious Drinking in David Copperfield

 

(2) Alms Houses: Renata McKay

Click this link to listen to Renata’s presentation on Alms Houses

(Duration: 31:55 minutes – due to COVID-19 restrictions this was a virtual meeting via Zoom)

 

(3) Dickens and Antarctica: Veronica Delafosse

Click this link to listen to Veronica’s presentation on Dickens and Antarctica

(Duration: 24:30 minutes – due to COVID-19 restrictions this was a virtual meeting via Zoom)

Click this link to view Veronica’s slides on Dickens and Antarctica

Wednesday October 21st

Chapters, Words and Music in David Copperfield: Patricia Wiltshire
Due to COVID-19 restrictions this was a virtual meeting via Zoom. Patricia’s audio-visual presentation contained recordings of readings from David Copperfield which were then linked to the musical references by the use of videos. It has not been recorded.

Wednesday November 18th

(1) Two Poems: Nita Jawary

(2) The Sex Industry in Dickens’ London: Lyndsey Burton

(3) Nominations for Office Bearers and Committee
(1-2) Due to COVID-19 restrictions was a virtual meeting via Zoom.
(3) Nomination forms available from the Secretary by email request.

Wednesday December 9th

(1) Annual General Meeting and Elections

(2) Christmas Party (for Members)
(1) The AGM was rescheduled to December from September.
(2) This was a live event in the Faichney Room – Traditional Readings, Quiz, Singing, and Supper (under current COVID-19 restrictions).