Elizabeth Hervey by Dr Dianne Barre
Location
Erasmus Darwin House
About
Join us for this fascinating lecture by Dr Dianne Barre as she vividly describes the life and times of Elizabeth Hervey: 18th-century socialite, romantic novelist, traveller, gardener and talented designer.
Learn more about a woman who married a gambler forced to flee the country to avoid his creditors, and who then had a scandalous affair with a radical poet. From family feuds to horrific Georgian medical remedies, Hervey's recently discovered private journals give us a lively and entertaining window into late Georgian society
Learn more about a woman who married a gambler forced to flee the country to avoid his creditors, and who then had a scandalous affair with a radical poet. From family feuds to horrific Georgian medical remedies, Hervey's recently discovered private journals give us a lively and entertaining window into late Georgian society