Bill Jones (Literature)

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  • Emeritus Professor of Lifelong Learning University of Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Professor of Lifelong Learning (Honorary) University of Leicester
  • had a national and international career in Adult Education with the University of Southampton for twenty years and then Newcastle
  • before spending 5 years in a key role at National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE)
We are so lucky that Bill loves this area, because it means that Higham can share the talents of one of our contry's most experienced adult educators. Following on from his extenisve career in Higher education, Bill brings his love of literature for anyone who wishes to share in the richness and joy it can bring to life. To be able to offer courses led by such a respected luminary in the field of lifelong learning is an honour for lil' ol' Higham - to have someone like Bill believing in what we strive to do means so much. Bill's courses are for anyone interested in sharing a love of poetry and literature, whether beginner or experienced. Texts are usually provided and time is spent on shared discussion about them as part of the enjoyable learning process.  
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THE STORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

English is the richest language in the world, but where do our words come from? We have borrowed many foreign words - where from and why? Words are very important to us, but why do they cause such strong reactions? Why are some words forbidden? Why are some words more ‘respectable’ than others? Why do 

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LANDSCAPES AND GARDENS IN LITERATURE

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Gardens and landscapes have always been important to writers. This weekend course offers the opportunity to enjoy and discuss the writings of Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy and other novelists and poets, in their settings of landscape and landscape gardens, with illustrations. Prof. Bill Jones (Leicestershire highamhall.com/bill-jones) Residential: £290 Non-residential: £210

SUNDAY LECTURE: SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE: LIFE, LITERATURE AND IMAGINATION

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Famous as the author of The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, Samuel Taylor Coleridge is one of the most intriguing and contradictory characters in English literature. He is also of course a leading figure among Lake District writers. This lecture will focus on Coleridge's achievements as a poet and thinker, in the context of his 

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FULLY BOOKED: CURIOSITIES OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

This course will focus on some curious and intriguing aspects of the English language. Why has English the richest vocabulary in the world? Why is English spelling so infuriating? What do place names tell us? Why does the language change, and who makes the rules? Join this course to find answers to these and other 

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