The Beast Within And The Talented Patricia Highsmith

Is Mankind civilised?  Beneath a veneer of civilised behaviour, some writers have found a darker reality.

In autumn term we shall read:

·        La Bête Humaine (1890) by Emile Zola (translated by Roger Pearson in Oxford World Classics edition)

·        Heart of Darkness (1899) by Joseph Conrad

·        Lord of the Flies (1854) by William Golding

Term begins Friday 3rd October and ends Friday 12th December. There is a two hour lecture scheduled on Friday 19 September at the Guild, Wilmslow to introduce you to the works of Emile Zola. Click HERE to be taken to the webpage for more information.

In spring term we shall read:

To all the devils, lusts, passions, greeds, envys, loves, hates, strange desires, enemies ghostly and real, the army of memories, with which I do battle—may they never give me peace.– Patricia Highsmith, "My New Year's Toast", journal entry, 1947

·        Strangers on a Train (1950) by Patricia Highsmith

·        The Talented Mr Ripley (1955) by Patricia Highsmith

·        The Crime Writer (2016) by Jill Dawson