Preparatory Meeting Trip 4 -10 September 2017

Chiara Manghi Department of English Literature In collaboration with the Professur für Anglistische und Amerikanistische Kulturwissenschaft

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• Fossil Walk in • Philpot Museum in Lyme Regis • a student-guided tour of Bath • the Thomas Hardy Cottage, and Hardy’s Cottage walks in Thorncombe Woods • , a ghost village requisitioned by the during WWII and never given back to its inhabitants, Tyneford in Natasha Solomons’ The Novel in the Viola

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• and • Sherborne (abbey and castle) • • • Stonehenge • The Stourhead estate with its beautiful gardens • Further villages and places of interest along the Dorset

Dorset Meeting| Chiara Manghi |Department of English Literature p. 3 What to Read Before we Leave • John Fowles’ The French Lieutenant’s Woman (we will stay in Lyme Regis) • Tracy Chevalier’s Remarkable Creatures (the story of Mary Anning, the 19th Century paleontologist who found very important fossils along the Jurassic Coast) • Natasha Solomons’ The Novel in the Viola (we will visit the of Tyneham, and Durdle Door) and Mr Rosenblum’s List • Novels, poems etc. about Thomas Hardy’s Wessex (we will visit Hardy Cottage) • On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan

Dorset Meeting| Chiara Manghi |Department of English Literature p. 4 Our B&Bs: Albany

Dorset Meeting| Chiara Manghi |Department of English Literature p. 5 Our B&Bs: Lucerne

Dorset Meeting| Chiara Manghi |Department of English Literature p. 6 Our Apartment: Malia/Devonia

Dorset Meeting| Chiara Manghi |Department of English Literature p. 7 OurB&Bs: Rhododendron

Dorset Meeting| Chiara Manghi |Department of English Literature p. 8 Our B&Bs: Southernhaye

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Dorset Meeting| Chiara Manghi |Department of English Literature p. 10 Registration Deadline

Our extended registration deadline is Tuesday, May 16th (noon)

Dorset Meeting| Chiara Manghi |Department of English Literature p. 11 Registration Form

• Please e-mail Chiara Manghi if you wish to get a registration form!

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The participation fee of 475 € (for students) includes:

• all travel costs (bus trip from Bamberg to Lyme Regis, day trips within Dorset) • accommodation at guest houses in Lyme Regis (Bed & Breakfast, 6 nights) • tickets for museum visits, walking tours and other entrance fees • The fee is 550 € for non-students

Dorset Meeting| Chiara Manghi |Department of English Literature p. 13 Deadline for Payment

Our extended deadline for payment is Thursday, June 1st

Dorset Meeting| Chiara Manghi |Department of English Literature p. 14 Presentations

 short presentation on location (one-page handout) max 10 minutes per person

Dorset Meeting| Chiara Manghi |Department of English Literature p. 15 Possible Presentation Topics

Mary Anning and Elizabeth Philpot Tour of Bath (3-4 participants) The Ghost Town of Tyneford/Tyneham The Dorset Coast in WWII The French Lieutenant’s Woman John Fowles’ Lyme Regis

Dorset Meeting| Chiara Manghi |Department of English Literature p. 16 • Dorset in Natasha Solomons’ novels • Thomas Hardy’s Wessex • Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door • Sherborne (abbey and castle) • The Stourhead estate • Stonehenge • Isle of Purbeck • Chesil Beach

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Necessary Documents

• Identity card or passport (CHECK FOR EXPIRATION DATE!!!) • If necessary, Visa • Insurance card • Student identity card

Dorset Meeting| Chiara Manghi |Department of English Literature p. 18 Questions? E-mail Chiara Manghi!

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