Kent literary walks
Jane Austen
literary walk
Kent Libraries and Archives is proud and delighted to have
collaborated with:
- The Jane Austen Society (Kent branch)
- Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
- St Peter and St Paul's Church, Tonbridge
- Explore Kent
to create an audio guided tour celebrating Jane Austen's life,
work and family connections with Tonbridge. This is an exciting
venture for Kent Libraries and Archives and it forms part of the
Kent approach to literacy and reading.
As well as helping to
promote interest in Jane Austen's work the project is intended to
stimulate interest in discovering aspects of Kent's rich culture
and history by highlighting this major author's family links with
the town. The walk also includes a healthy element as it enables
people to take exercise in Tonbridge's lovely park while learning
about one of Britain's most talented and well loved
writers.
You can visit Tonbridge Library to hire a MP3 player loaded with
the audio guide of the walk narrated by Louise Jameson, download it or pick up a
printed walk guide (PDF, 1.7mb).
Christopher Marlowe Walk
Was this the face that launch’d a thousand ships, And
burnt the topless towers of Ilium?” From 'Doctor
Faustus: Act Five, Scene One'.
The playwright and poet Christopher Marlowe was born in
Canterbury in 1564, the son of a shoemaker. His groundbreaking use
of blank verse and dynamic plotlines paved the way for William
Shakespeare, but he is also remembered for his lifestyle:
a heady mixture of scandal, religion and espionage. This exciting
walk celebrates Marlowe's links to the city.
Visit
Canterbury Library to pick up a printed walking guide or
download it here.
*Portrait reproduced by kind permission of
the Master and Fellows of Corpus Christi College,
Cambridge
