| March 8, 2012 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
| March 22, 2012 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
| April 12, 2012 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
All at 7.30 pm at Bishopsgate Institute
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“I am going to write every single day and tell you about my life here in Spitalfields at the heart of London.”
Drawing comparisons with Pepys, Mayhew and Dickens, the Gentle Author of the blog Spitalfields Life has gained an remarkable following in recent years, by writing hundreds of lively pen portraits of the infinite variety of people who live and work in the East End of London.
Everything you seek in London can be found in this book – street life, street art, markets, diverse food, immigrant culture, ancient houses and history, pageants and parades, rituals and customs, traditional trades and old family businesses.
In this series of three Chit Chats, celebrating the publication of the book of over one hundred stories from Spitalfields Life, we introduce characters from these pages in conversation on the subjects of gender, commerce and time.
Thursday 8 March
The Tranny, the Bunny Girl & the Stripper: A chinwag with three gracious ladies
Thursday 22 March
The Old Family Business: Tales from fourth-generation traders from Spitalfields
Thursday 12 April
Venerable Tales: We hear from some of the East End’s most senior residents
Spitalfields Life is published by Saltyard Books in hardback at £20.
Newham Bookshop in partnership with Bishopsgate Institute
Admission free. Advance booking required at Bishopsgate Institute, telephone: 020 7392 9220.
