Trip by train to visit Aphra Behn’s grave in Westminster Abbey. entry to the Abbey, and the flower-laying.
This talk by
This talk by Charlotte Cornell from the University of Kent shines light on new archival evidence rooting Behn firmly in county dubbed 'the garden of England'. Charlotte will explore Behn's links to the villages of Harbledown, Wye and Sturry, the city of Canterbury itself and Behn's mother and father's links to wider Kent.
Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), part of UK Research and Innovation.
A year of events celebrating the life and works of the first woman professional writer in English and daughter of Canterbury, Aphra Behn (1640-1689).
