Biography

Edward Shawcross

The People’s Emperor:  The Unlikely Rise and Spectacular Fall of Napoleon III
Pusey House: Chapel 4:00pm Sat 13 Saturday, 13 March 2027 See this event
Alice Rio

The Dark Ages: How Women Shaped Medieval Europe
Weston Lecture Theatre 2:00pm Mon 15 Monday, 15 March 2027 See this event
Guy Philipps talks to Mary Wellesley

Frederic Madden’s Journal: Life, Love & Loathing at the British Museum 1819-1872
Weston Lecture Theatre 12:00pm Wed 17 Wednesday, 17 March 2027 See this event
Jane Wellesley

Blue Eyes and a Wild Spirit: The Wild Life of Dorothy Wellesley
Pusey House: Ursell Room 2:00pm Wed 17 Wednesday, 17 March 2027 See this event
Francesca Peacock

Authoress: Where Are the Women Writers?
Pusey House: Ursell Room 4:00pm Fri 19 Friday, 19 March 2027 See this event
David Vaiani

King and Country: The 1933 Student Debate that Shook the World
Weston Lecture Theatre 6:00pm Fri 19 Friday, 19 March 2027 See this event

Festival information:

The Oxford festival is the most elegant and atmospheric of literary festivals. It’s a pleasure to both attend and perform there.

Often as an author, I only occasionally get to meet the public who buy and read my books. The Oxford Literary Festival was a special opportunity for me and certainly one of the highlights of my career – it was an honour I will never forget.

The night in Oxford was the most beautiful event I have ever done. Not just the spectacular setting (of the Sheldonian), but an unforgettable evening.

I loved the whole atmosphere of the Oxford Literary Festival. I felt I had arrived in a kind of literary heaven.

I came away buzzing and reassured that we still have in this century a wide ranging community fascinated not just by famous authors but by challenging ideas and questions.

The Oxford Literary Festival has in my mind become the leading literary festival of the year. The organisation, the roster of speakers, the ambience and the sheer quality of it all is superb.